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COMMISSIONS 
and INSTRUCTIONS 

FROM THE 

Lords Proprietors of Carolina 

TO 

Public Officials of South Carolina 

1685-1715 

EDITED BY 

A. S. SALLEY, JR., 

Secretary of the Historical Commission of South Carolina 



Printed for 

The Historical Commission of South Carolina 

by The State Co., Columbia, S. C. 

1916 



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Arnald Bnmeau Esq'", haveing merited well of us in contributeing 
to the well setlenient of our Province Wee have thought fitt And 
doe hereby require you to Order the Surveyor Generall to 
admeasure ont for the said Arnald Bruneau Three thousand 
Acres of Land for which you are to pass Grants to the said 
Bruneau and his Heires for ever And the which &"" Three thou- 
sand Acres Wee will shall be made A Manor (if be shall desire 
it soe to be) For which this shall be your warrant Given under 
our hands and Seales this six and twentieth day of January One 
thousand Six hundred Eighty and fiveX 

Craven Pat". (Scale) 
To Joseph Morton Esq"" one of y^. Landgraves 
& Gov. of that Part of the Province of 
Carolina that lyes South and west of 
Cape Feare and to the Gov^ for the 
time being and our Deputies 

Peter Colleton (Seale) 
Seth Sothell (Seale) 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven Baron of 
Ilamstead Marshall Lord Lieutenen*. of the County of 
midlesex and Borough of Southwark One of the Lords of 
his Maties Most Hon^'ex Privie Councill Lieuten'. Gen'' of 
all his Maties fforces Pallatine And the Rest of the true and 
Absolute Lords and Prop"X of Carolina 
To James Colleton Esq"", one of the 
Landgraves of Carolina Landgrave 
Joseph West and the Rest of Our 
Trustees for Granting Land in Carolina 

Whereas Wee did by Our Ord''. beareing dat« the 30"^ day of 
July Anno Dom One thousand Six hundred Eighty five direct 
our Gov. and Deputies for the time being To Cause to be admeas- 
ured out and pass Grants to Monsieur Jean Louis de Genillat His 
Heires and assignes for Ever for three thousand acres of Land 
And whereas wee did alsoe by our Ord"". bareing date the six and 
twentieth day of Jan''>'X Anno Dom One thousand six hundred 
Eighty five Direct our Governor and Dep*'^^ for the time being to 
cause to be admeasured out and pass Grants to Arnald Bruneau 
Esq'', his Heires and assig"^*. for Ever for the like quantity of 



Land and Avhereas wee are Informed there is some doubt whether 
the said Lands were intended by us to be granted to them Rent 
free; wee doe hereby Signify That the said Lands were a ffree 
Guift from us to the said Mons''. Genillat and Mons"", Bruneau 
and are to be granted without reserveing any other Eight then 
one Eare of Indien Corne when Lawfully Demanded : Of which 
you are take notice and pass the Grants accordingly X 
Given under Our hands and Seales this fourteenth day of July 
anno Dom one thousand six hundred Eighty and Seaven 

Craven Pallt"X (Seale) 
Bathe 
for y^. Lord Carteret (Seale) 
P Colleton (Seale) 

Tho Amy (Seale) 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven Baron of 
Hamstead, Marshall, Lord Lieutenant of the County Midle- 
sex and Borough of Southwarke one of the Lords of his 
Maties Most Hon^'^ Privie Councill L*. Generall of all his 
Maties forces Palatine And the Rest of the true and Abso- 
lute Lords and Prop" X of Carolina 
To James Colleton Esq"" one of the 
Landgraves of Carolina Landgrave 
Joseph West and Rest of our Trustees 
ffor Granting Land in Carolina 

Whereas Wee" have received (on a Bill of Exchange drawn 
by M"". James Boyd on M"". Peter D'Albert) the sum of thirty one 
Pounds and Six Shillings being the purchase money for Six 
hundred and twenty Six Acres of Land in Carolina You are to 
pass Grants to him for the said Six hundred and twenty Six 
acres of Land according to the forme Wee have directed for Land 
Sold And which Land is to be Layd out and bounded according 
to our Rules and Instructions in force for Granting Land For 
which this Our Order which are to Record and ffile shall be your 
Warrant Given Under Our hands and Seales this 13'^. day of 
July anno Dom : 1687 

Craven Palatine (Seale) 
Bath 
for y^. Lord Cartret (Seale) 
Peter Colleton (Seale) 

Tho Amy (Seale) 



William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven Baron of 
Hamstead Marshall Palatine and the rest of the true and 
absolute Lords and Proprietors of the Province of Carolina 
To Our Trusty and well beloved Collonell 
Phillip Ludwell Governor of our Province 
of Carolina/ 

Wee the sayd absolute Lords and Proprietors of the Prov- 
ince aforesayd reposing specially Trust and confidence in y^ 
Courage Loyalt^ and prudence of you our sayd Governor Doe 
hereby Constitute and appoint you the sayd Collonell Phillip 
Ludwell during our pleasure Governor of our Province of Caro- 
lina and you are to doe and execute all things in due maner that 
Shall belong to your Command or the Trust wee have reposed in 
you according to the severall powers and directions granted and 
appointed you by this present Comission and our Instructions 
and by such further powers and Instructions as Shall at any time 
hereafter be granted and appointed you under our hands and 
Seales according to such reasonable Laws and Statutes as alreadye 
have been ratifyed and confirmed by us or hereafter shall be 
made and agreed upon by you with the advice and Consent of the 
Councill and Generall Assembly of our Province of Carolina or 
any part thereof wherein there is a distinct Government appointed 
by us according to the methode and forme appointed by Our 
Instructions herewith given you And wee doe hereby appoint and 
Impowre you Our sayd Governor to be Comander in Chiefe of all 
the forces raised or to be raised within our sayd Province and 
over them to appoint Officers and them to remove at your pleasure, 
and to cause the sayd forces to be exercised in amies as often as 
you shall See fitt, and to doe all other thing & things that to the 
Office of a Captaine Generall or Comander in Chief doth belong 
And wee doe hereby give and grant unto you full power and 
authoritye by and with the advice and Consent of any Three or 
more of our Deputj^es to erect and establish such and so many 
Courts of Judicature and publique Justice as you Shall think fitt 
and necessary for the hearing and determining of all Causes as 
well Criminall as Civill according to law and equitye and for 
awarding execution thereupon and to appoint Judges and Magis- 
trates for that purpose and Such other Magistrates as to you and 
any three or more of our Deputyes Shall seeme meet Given under 



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our hands and Seales this Eight day of Nov''^'"=: One Thousand 

six hundred and ninetj'e one 

Craven Pallatine * 

A Ashley 

John Archdale 



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for Tho: Archdale 
Casteret 



P Colleton 
Tho: Amy - 
Recorded y^ 23^ : of Aprill 1692/ 



me 



J : Hobson 



William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount 
Craven Baron of Hamstead Marshall 
Pallatine of the Province of Carolina 
To Collonell Phillipp 
Ludwell Governor of 
Carolina/ 

Whereas It is agreed by the Lords Proprietors of 
the said Province That the Palatine should name the Governour I 
out of the trust and Confidence I have of the wisdome prudence 
Litegritye and Loyaltye of you Collonell Phillip Ludwell Doe 
hereby nominate Constitute and appoint you the sayd Collonell 
Phillipp Ludwell to be Governor and Comander in Chief of 
Carolina with full poAver and authoritye to doe, act and execute 
all such Jurisdictions and powers as by virtue of the Rules of 
Government and Instructions Given by myself and the rest of 
the Lord Proprietors of the said Province a Governor is to doe 
and exercise, and you are to follow such Instructions as are here- 
■svith given you or that 3-ou shall hereafter from time to time 
receive from my self and the rest of the Lord Proprietors of the 
sayd Province and thus to Continue during my jDleasure Given 
under my hand and Seale this Second day of November: One 
Thousand six hundred and Ninetye One/ 

Craven Pallatine (seale) 
Recorded y^ : 23^ : of Aprill 1692 

^ me 

J Hobson 



Anthony Lord Ashley one of the true and 

absohite Lords and Proprietors of the Province of Carolina 
To Stephen Bull Esq^^ 

Whereas each of the Lords Proprietors 
hath power to make a Deputye to be his Representative in Parlia- 
ment and in the Grand Councill and to have and exercise other 
powers and rights in the absence of the Deputator out of Carolina 
as by our tFundamentall Constitutions and Instructions more 
fully doth appeare I out of the Trust & Confidence I have in the 
wisdome prudence and Integritye of you Stephen Bull doe hereby 
Constitute and appoint you the sayd Stephen Bull my Deputye 
in Carolina with full power to act as in our ffundamentall Con- 
stitutions Temporary Lawes and Instructions is or by farther 
Instructions Shall be provided Witness my hand and seale the 
93d of 7b"= 1691/ 

A Ashley (seale) 
Recorded y« 23^ : of Aprill 1692 

^ me 

J Hobson 

George Lord Carteret one of 
the true and absolute Lords & 
Proprietors of the Province of 
Carolina 
To Paule Grimball Esq'/ 

Whereas by our Instructions or Rules 
for the Government of Carolina It is appointed that each of the 
Lords Proprietors shall appoint a Deputye I out of the trust and 
confidence I have in the prudence and Integritye of you Paull 
Grimball Doe hereby Constitute and appoint you the sayd Paull 
Grimball my Deputy in that part of the Province of Carolina 
that lyes South and West of Cape ffear with full power and 
authoritye to act and doe those things that to a Proprietors Dep- 
uty doth belong Given under my hand and Seale this Eight day 
ofDecber^ 1691/ 

Carteret (seale) 
Recorded y^ : 23<^ : of Aprill 1692— 

^ me 

J Hobson 



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Thomas Amy Esq''= one of the true Lords 
and absolute Proprietors of Carolina 
To Thomas Smith Esq"^ 

Whereas each of the Lords Proprietors hath 
power to make a deputy to be his Representative in Parliam^^ 
and in the Grand Couneill and to have and exercise other powers 
and rights in the absence of the y^ : Deputator out of Carolina as 
by our ffundamentall Constitutions and Instructions more fully 
doth appeare I out of the trust and Confidence I have in the wis- 
dome prudence and Integritye of you Thomas Smith Doe hereby 
constitute and appoint you the said Thomas Smith my Deputy in 
Carolina with full power to act as in our ffundamentall Constitu- 
tions temporary Lawes and Instructions is or by farther Instruc- 
tions hereafter Shall be provided Witness my hand and Scale 
this 22d of Sepber= 1(391/ 

Tho Amy (scale) 
Recorded y^ 23^ of Aprill 1692 

^ me 

J Ilobson 

John Archdale Esq'^= Guardian 
to Thomas Archdale one of the 
tme and absolute Lords and Pro- 
prietors of the Province of Caro- 
lina 
To Richard Conant Esq'' 

AMiereas by the Instructions or Rules of Gov- 
ernm* of Carolina It is appointed that each Guardian to a 
Proprietor shall appoint a Deputy I out of the Trust and con- 
fidence I have in the prudence and Integrity of you Richard 
Conant Doe hereby Constitute and appoint you the said Richard 
Conant my Deputy in Carolina with power and authority to act 
and doe those things that to a Proprietors Deputy doth belong 
Given under my hand and scale this tenth day of November 
1691/ 

John Archdale (seale) 
for Tho: Archdale 



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S''^: Peter Colleton Baronet one of the 
true and absolute Lords and Proprie- 
tors of the Province of Carolina 

To Joseph Blake Esq"" 

Whereas by our Instructions or Rules for the Gov- 
ernm' of Carolina It is appointed that each of the Lords Proprie- 
tors shall appoint a Deputye I out of the trust and Confidence I 
have in the prudence wisdome and Integritye of you Joseph 
Blake Do hereby constitute and appoint you the sayd Joseph 
Blake my Deputye in that part of the Province of Carolina that 
lyes South and West of the Cape ffear with power and Authority 
to act and doe those things that to a Proprietors Deputye doth 
belong Given under my hand and Seale this 2^ day of December 

1691/ 

P Colleton (seale) 

Recorded y^: 23^: of Aprill 1692 

^ me 

J Hobson 

Instructions for Collonell Phillipp Ludwell 
Governor of Carolina 

1 AVee The Lords Proprietors have agreed That the Eldest of 
the Lords Proprietors and that was Proprietor the first of 
March One Thousand Six hundred and Sixtye nine Shall be 
Pallatine 

2 But after the decease of them and before the year One Thou- 
sand Seaven hundred Hee that hath been longest a Proprietor 
and hath payd the full proportion with the rest for setling the 
Province Shall be Palatine But after the year One Thousand 
Seaven hundred, the eldest of the then Lords Proprietors and 
who hath payd as aforesaid Shall be Palatine 

3 It is alsoe agreed that there Shall be seaven other great Offices 
Erected (viz'r^) Admirall Chamberline Constable Chief Justice 
Chancellor High Steward and Treasurer to be Injoyed by none 
but the Proprietors and that upon the vacancye of any of these 
Offices the Eldest of the Proprietors that was Propt'>'-= the ffirst 
of March One Thousand Six hundred and Sixtye nine shall have 
his Choice and after the Decease of those hee that hath been 
longest Prop'"'^^ and hath payd his full portion of money that 
hath been expended in the setlement of the Province but after 
the vear One Thousand seaven hundred the Eldest man of the 



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then Lords Prop*°"^ and that hath payd his money as above 
Shall then have his choice 

4 The eldest of those Prop'°'^= that were so the first of March 
One Thousand six hundred and sixtye nine that Shall be in Caro- 
lina and hath payd his full proportion of the money expended by 
the Lords Prop'^'^^^ Shall of course be the Palatines Deputye 
unless the Palatine and Three more of the Lords Prop'°'^sr= Shall 
otherwise direct under their hands and seales 

5 The Palatine is to name the Governor and the Admirall the 
Marshall of the Admiraltye the Chamberline Register of Births 
and Marriages the Constable the Marshall of the Regiments 
The Chief Justice the Register of Writeings and Contracts, 
the high Steward the Surveyor of Land the Chancellor the Ser- 
geant at amies attending the Chancery and upon any mans pro- 
duceing a Comission from any of the Lords Prop*°":= under his 
hand and scale from any office in that Propto''s= disposall you are 
to admit the person so Comissioned to the Execution of the sayd 
office 

6 ffor as much as it is of great securitye to the Inhabitants of 
Carolina that no ill or unjust man be in so great a Trust in the 
Governm' as a Prop*°'^^= Deputye any Deputy of a Lord Pro- 
prietor howsoever Constituted Shall cease to be a Deputye when 
the Palatine and three more of the Lords Prop*°"= Shall under 
their hands and seales so order and direct 

7 ffor as much as it may be very mischievous to the Inhabitants 
of our Province to have any Governor Deputy or any officer in 
the Choice of the respective Prop^o^rr: not in the power of the 
Palatine and Prop*°"=: to be removed when hee Shall act 
unjustly or contrary to Law and to the oppression of the people 
or contrary to the peace or quiet or securitye of the setlem^ any 
Governor whether one of the Lords Prop'°'^*= or other is to cease 
to be Governor whenever the Palatine and three more of the 
Pi>Qptors— ghall under their hands and seales signifye it to be 
their pleasure and so direct when any six of the Propt°"= or 
their Guardians if under age Shall under their hands and seales 
so direct although the Palatine be not one of them 

8 Upon the death of any of the Lords Propt°'"*= you are not to 
admitt any person to any office that was in that Proprietors dis- 
posall who is dead by virtue of a Comission from another 
PpQptor-- vmtill the Palatine and three more of the Lords 
Pj.Qptors— have certifyed under their hands and seales that Such 
Prop^°'^= hath right to and is admitted into the place of that 



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Prop'°''= who is deceased and had dureing his life time poAvers 
of disposeing of the said place 

9 "Wee have alsoe agreed that each of the Lords Prop^°"= shall 
nominate or appoint a Deputye under his hand and seale to be 
Recorded in Secretarys Office in Carolina 

10 The Lords Prop*°''^== Depties are to be your Councill — 

If it shall happen That any of the Lords Propt'^"= Deputys 
shall by death or dej^arture out of Carolina cease to be a Deputy 
That there may not be a failure in the Governm^ for want of a 
due number of Proprietors Deputys You our Governor and the 
rest of our Deputys who are soe by Deputation under the hand 
and seale of the Prop*"''^^ are by Majoritye of votes Given by 
Ballot to choose a person to be a Deputye for that Prop*°"'= 
whose Deputye is dead or departed the Province who shall Con- 
tinue to be a Deputye and have the same power as our other 
Deputys unless in electing Deputys untill that Prop^°''= shall 
under his hand and seale have appointed another Deputye 

11 You our sayd Governor are by and with the consent of any 
three or more of our Deputys testifyed by their signeing the 
Comission and where wee ourselves have not appointed or shall 
not appoint a person or persons for the sayd Office to constitute a 
Chief Judge by the name of a Sheriff with ffour Justices for the 
tryall of Causes in any of the Countys that have ffiftye ffree- 
holders qualifyed to serve on Juryes which Sheriffe and Justices 
are to take an oath If free to sweare for the due Administration 
of Justice 

12 Untill any Countye have a Court erected in it the Causes of 
the — Inhabitants of that Countye shall be tryed in that Countye 
that lyes next to them and where a County Court is already 
appointed and the Inhabitants of such County may serve as 
Jurymen in the next Countye untill a Court be erected in the 
County where they reside 

13 All processes and actions to be tryed in the County Courts and 
Plense &c shall be entred and Records kept of them by the Cleark 
of that County Court where the action is to be tryed the Clearks 
of the Respective County Courts shall be appointed by the chief 
Judge or Sheriffe which Clearks are to be sworn for the due 
execution of his Office and give security by his own bond/ 

14 You arc by and with the consent of our Deputys to appoint 
a Marshall to each County who is to execute all Writts and Execu- 
tions Issueingf from the said Court 



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15 All process Writts and Executions Issueing in actions or 
Causes to be tryed before yourself and our Deputy s shall be served 
and Executed by the Provost Marshall 

All actions please and so forth to be tryed before yourself and 
our Deputy s are to be entred by the Secretary by us appointed 
and records thereof kept by him 

16 Yourself and our Deputys are to hear and determine of Writts 
of Error from the Inferior County Courts and to be the Court of 
Chancery untill wee shall otherwise direct 

17 You and our Deputys are to hear and determine all Causes 
Criminall and Judgments thereon to give and Execution thereon 
to award according to Law and as often as yourself and any three 
or more of our Deputys shall think fitt You are alsoe hereby 
Impowred to grant Comissions to Such other persons as your- 
self or any three or more of our Deputys shall think fitt to hear 
and determine all Causes Criminall and Judgments thereon to 
give and Execution to award according to Law 

18 And if it Shall appear to you that any person found guiltye 
is a fitt object of mercy you are by and with the consent of any 
three or more of our Deputys to stopp Execution and reprieve the 
said person and then you are forthwith to send us a copye of the 
Indictments and an accompt of the proofes against the said per- 
son and the reasons why you think him worthy of Mercy 

19 What other Officers you our said Governor and our Deputys 
shall find necessary for the better administration of Justice and 
carrying on the Government and for which office no person is 
before Comissioned by us or provision made, you are with con- 
sent of our Deputys to grant Comissions for in our name and 
under the little seale appointed for the use of the Government in 
Carolina to be inforce untill it shall be otherwise directed by 
the Palatine and three more of the Lords Proprietors under their 
hands and seales or a Comission by them granted to Some other 
for the said place under the great seale of the Province you are 
to grant no Comission but dureing pleasure onely 

20 And whereas power is Given unto us y^ Lords Proprietors by 
virtue of our Letters Patents from y^ Crown to make ordeine 
and Enact and under our seales to publish Laws for the better 
Government of the said Province by and with the advice and 
consent and apj^robation of the ffreemen of the said Province or 
their Delegates or the Major part of them in order there unto to 
assemble them In Such maner and forme as to us the Lords Pro- 



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prietors shall seeme best, You are with the consent of any three 
or more of our Deputys when ever you Shall think there is need 
of any Laws for the better and more peaceable Governm* of the 
Inhabitants of our Province In our names to Issue Writts to the 
Sheriffs of the Respective Countys to choose Twentye Delegates 
for the ffreemen of Carolina (viz*) ffive for Albemarle Countye, 
ffive for Berkley Countye fRve for Colleton Countye, and ffive for 
Craven County to meet and assemble In such place and att such 
time as you and any three or more of our Deputys shall think fitt 
to give their advice assent and approbation to such Laws as Shall 
be thought reasonable to be Enacted for the better Governm' 
l^eace and welfare of the said Province, Always provideds^hat 
the said Laws be not repugnant to the Laws of England 

21 And That there may be no dispute about the bounds of Countys 
Wee have thought fitt to appoint that the bounds of Albemarle 
County be from the great river called Albemarle river on Roan- 
eoake river to Virginia That the bounds of Craven County be from 
Sewee Twenty three miles to the North East along the Shoare 
and from thence Thirty ffive miles in a Northwest Lin© into the 
Land That the bounds of Berkley County be Sewee on the North- 
east and so along the Sea to Stonoh River to the Southwest and 
Thirty ffive miles back into the Land from the Sea 

22 And that the bounds of Colleton County be Stonoh River on 
the northeast and Combehe on the Southwest and thirty five 
miles into the Land in a Streight Line from the Sea, and where 
the River's nominated form the Northeast and Southwest bounds 
of any Countys doe not extend full thirty five miles from the sea 
in a streight line the bounds of the Said Countys are to be 
streight Lines run from the heads of the said rivers untill it meet 
with the Northwest bounds of the said County which is to be 
thirty five miles from the sea and no more 

23 The Countys farther up than thirty five miles from the sea 
shall have the same Rivers for their bounds if they run so farr 
up, but if the rivers run not so far then a line runing Northwest 
shall be extended thirty five miles farther into the Land then the 
northwest bounds of the County next the sea which Lines runing 
northwest Shall be The northeast and Southwest bounds of the 
said Countys 

24 And when any County shall make it appear That by Grants 
Registred in the Registers Office that there is in that Countye 
ffortv ffreeholders You are then to Issue Writs to the Sheriff of 



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the said County for the chooseing of ffour Delegates to represent 
in the Assembly the ffreemen of that County, and then you are 
to Issue Writts to the forenamed Countys for the choice of ffour 
Delegates for each County onely 

25 And as other Countys come to be planted and make it appeare 
there is fforty ffreeholders in the County You are to Issue Writts 
in Such Countys for the choice of four Delegates also to repre- 
sent them in the generall assembly of the ffreemen of the Province 
And before any County have fforty ffreeholders so as to have 
Writts directed to it for the Choice of Representatives for the 
County they reside in, they are to give their Votes for the Choice 
of Delegates in the County next to them that is qualifved to 
choose Delegates 

26 At the same that you issue Writts for the choice of Dele- 
gates for the County You are to send Writts in our names to each 
of the Landgraves and Cassiques in Carolina to Convene and give 
their advice and Consent to the passing of such Laws as Shall be 
thought reasonable, and the Landgraves are to sitt together with 
our Deputys 

27 With the advice and Consent of our Deputys and y^ Land- 
graves and Cassiques and Delegates of the ffreemen thus assem- 
bled or the Major part of them you are to make ordaine & Enact 
Such laws as shall be thought necessary for the better Governm* 
of our Province but to be ratifved by yourself and three or more 
of our Deputys under their hands and Seales in presence of the 
Landgraves and Cassiques and Delegates of the Countys before 
such acts be pul)lished or allowed to be Laws A\niich laws so past 
are to Continue in force for Two yeares and no longer unless 
within that time they are ratifyed and Confirmed under the 
hands and Seales of the Palatine and three or more of the Lords 
Proprietors themselves by their orders published in the Generall 
Assembly 

28 Any Law so past before it hath been ratifyed under the 
hands and Seales of the Palatine himself and three more of the 
Lords Proprietors themselves under their hands and Seales and 
by their order published in the Generall Assembly of the Land- 
graves and Cassiques and Delegates for the Countys shall cease 
to be a Law whenever the Palatine and three more of the Lords 
Proprietors signifye their dissent to it under their hand and 
Seales 



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29 You are constantly to transmitt to us all Laws past as soone 
as possible 

30 You our Governor are by and with the consent and advice of 
any three or more of our Deputys to adjourne Prorogue and dis- 
solve the gene rail assembly so often as you shall think it requisite 
so to doe 

31 Wee having long since thought fitt to take all the Indyans 
resideing within ffour hundred miles of Charles Towne into our 
Protection as Subjects to the Monarchy of England You are not 
to Suffer any of them to be sent away from Carolina 

32 You our said Governor are to be Comander of all the forces 
raised or to be raised within the Limitts of your Government 
over whome you are to place Officers and them remove at your 
pleasure and to cause the said forces to be duely exercised in 
armes and to doe all other things that to a Comander in Chief 
doth belong 

33 You our said Governor are to direct the meetings of our 
Deputyes as often as you Shall think fitt 

34 If you our said Governor Should happen to dye or depart the 
Province or any otherways be out of the Governm' and no person 
on the place Comissioned by the Palatine or us the Lords Pro- 
priet""^ Our will and pleasure is That the Proprietors Deputys 
who are under hands and seales of the Proprietors shall choose 
one of the Landgraves to be Governor if any Landgrave be then 
in Carolina and against whome there is no objection, and if there 
be any objection against the sayd Landgraves being Governor 
they transmitt the said objection to us 

But if there be no Landgrave in Carolina against whome there is 
no objection That then those our Deputys are hereby impowered 
to choose one of those our Dej^utys Avho is so by virtue of a Depu- 
tation under the hand and seale of a Proprietor to be Governor 
untill another shall be appointed by the Palatine, and if there be 
no deputy who hath a Deputation under the hand and Seale of a 
Proprietor That then the Deputys may choose one of those 
Deputys put in by the Governor to be Governor as aforesaid 

35 You are to be very carefull not to Suffer any of the Inhab- 
itants of our Province to Comitt any acts of hostility against the 
Spanyards 

36 You are to suffer no fines to be Layd on any one for misde- 
meanors by them Comited but to our use the fines so layd being 
our Right, 



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37 You our said Governor upon any misdeameanor Comitted 
are by and with the consent of any three or more of our Deputys 
to Suspend any officer in Carolina put in by any of the Proprie- 
tors Except our Deputys and our Receiver Generall, and place 
another to execute the said office in his roome untill our pleasure 
be knowne and while the said office is executed by another hee 
that soe shall execute the said office is to keep an accompt of 
the profitts of the said office and be responsible to the party who 
is so Suspended for the profits of the sayd Office if wee ourselves 
shall think fit to restore him and so direct And you are to send 
us the reason of such Suspension That wee ourselves may be 
Inabled to Judge if there be sufficient Cause for yo'^ so doing and 
what the said party doth alleadge for himself 

38 Any officer put in by any of the Proprietors if hee execute the 
said Office by a Deputy is to take such Deputy as you our Gov- 
ernor and our Deputys shall approve of and no other 

39 You are to take all Imaginable care to see the acts of Trade 
and Navigation duely observed 

40 You are to use your utmost endeavour to seize any Pyrates 
that Shall come to Carolina and you are to prosecute all such as 
shall presume to trade with them or have any Comerce with them 
contrary to Law to all the utmost rigor the Law allowes 

41 In all the matters not limitted or provided for by these our 
Instructions You our sayd Governor are by and with the consent 
of any three or more of our Deputys to make such orders from 
time to time for the peace and safety of the Governm' there as 
to you shall seeme necessary and wee our selves have power to 
do by virtue of our Charter from the Crown, which order you 
are forthwith to transmitt to us with your reason for the makeing 
of them which orders are to be in force untill wee shall under 
the hand and scale of the Palatine and three more of the Lords 
Proprietors otherwise direct and noe longer 

42 These Instructions shall be the rules for proceedings for any 
succeeding Governor as well as yourself and be put in execution 
by him untill wee shall otherwise direct 

43 Wee doe hereby Repeale and make voyd all former Instruc- 
tions for the Governm* of that part of our Province that lyes 
South and West of Cape ffear and all Temporary laws what- 
soever These our Instructions being to be your onely Rule for 
the Govemm* for the future untill w^ee shall otherwise direct 
But our powers and Rules for granting Land are not hereby 
Revoaked but to remain as they are Given under our hands and 



17 



Craven Palatine 


(seale) 


A Ashley 


(seal) 


Carteret 


(seale) 


P Colleton 


(seale) 


Tho Amy 


(seale) 


John Archdale 


1 (seale) 


for Tho: Archdale 


S 



Scales this Eight day of November One Thousand Six Hundred 
and Ninetye one./ 



Recorded this 20*^. 
of May 1692 



October the 6'^ 1690 
Wee being Informed That there is little money in Carolina 
whereby it is difficult for the Inhabitants that are to pay us quitt 
rents and gett English money to doe it, And wee never Intending 
to require Impossibilitys or put hardshipps u^Don them Therefore 
Impower you where the person who is to pay hath not English 
money to receive the same in Spanish money, or in Cotton, Silk 
or Indigoe at such rate as they will cleare in England, the fraight 
Custome and all other Charges deducted And that you take care 
that you receive that that is good of each Specie and constantly 
give us an exact accompt what you receive from each person and 
at what rates 

Wee understand That Severall vessells have been seized and Con- 
demned in Carolina for tradeing contrary to the Acts of Trade 
and Navigation You are hereby required to send us an exact 
accompt how many vessells have been Seized their names and the 
Masters and from whence each vessell came what shee was 
appraised at, and to whome Sold, and for what each vessell was 
sold and to whome the Kings Share of the said vessell was deliv- 
ered and of this j^ou are to send us Duplicates for fear in this 
time of Warr the Originall should miscarry. And if you find 
any difficultye in the performing this our order You are to give 
us notice of it, and from whence the difficultye proceeds 
Wee here send you a Sealed up Comission for the Government to 
be opened first In case the proper Governor should dye or leave 
the place 



To Pauie Grimball Esq^= 


Craven Palatine 


(seale) 


Receiver of our Rents in 


A Ashley 


(seale) 


that part of Carolina that 


Cartaret 


(seale) 


lyes South and West of 


P Colleton 


(seale) 


Cape ffeare 


John Archdale 




Recorded April y^ 27'^, 


for Tho : Archdale 


(seale) 


1692 ^ me 


Tho: Amy 


(seale) 


J TToVi^nn 







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Whereas wee are Informed That diverse of the Inhabitants of our 
Province not desireing to be Incumbered with a Rent have a mind 
to purchase their Lands But not haveing money in England 
desire they may be admitted to pay the purchase money in Caro- 
lina with which their Requests wee being willing to comply You 
are to i^ass Grants for Land not exceeding Six thousand Acres in 
all to such as shall pay in the purchase money after the rate of 
one shilling ^p acre to Paule Grimball Esq''^: our Receiver to be 
remitted us to England which Grants are to be according to the 
forme by us directed for Land sold But no part of these Six 
thousand acres is to be any part of it, towne Lotts, Except the 
towne Lotts now in possession of Major William Dunlope, 
Thomas Smith and Barnard Schenckingh P]sq"=:for all w'='*= 
this our Order together with the receipt of the sayd Paule Grim- 
ball Esq''r= first Registered in the Registers Office and so veri- 
fyed by the Register which together with this our order are to be 
filed in the Registers Office shall be your AVarrants Given under 
our hands and seales this Eighteenth day of October 1690/ 
To James Colleton Esq''=: 
Paule Grimball Esq'^= and 
the rest of our Trustees for 
granting of Land 
Recorded April y'^ 27"^ 
1692 ^ me 

J Hobson 



Recorded 6'^: May 1692 William Earle of Craven Lord 

^ me Viscount Craven Baron of Ham- 

J Hobson stead Marshall Palatine & the rest 

of the true & absolute Lords & 
Proprietors of the Province Caro- 
lina 

To Seth Sothell Esq'" or our 

Governor for the time being our 

Deputies the Grand Councill & 

Magistrates & officers whatsoever 

of that part of the Province of 

Carolina that lyes South & West 

of Cape ifeare- — 



Craven Palatine 


(scale) 


Carteret 


(scale) 


A Ashley 


(scale) 


John Archdale 


] (seale) 


for Tho : Archdale 


j 


P Colleton 


(seale) 


Tho : Amy 


(seale) 



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Whereas an act was past in Carolina & signed & sealed by Seth 
Sothell as Governor George Miischampe John Harris & John 
Berresford In these words following 

An act for disabling James Colleton Esq"" Late Governor of this 
part of the Province from bearing or exercising any authority 
either military or Civill within this part of the Province & for 
departing the same 

Whereas James Colleton Esq-" late Governor of this part of the 
Province did make Articles of Warr, & erect & Establish Mar- 
tial LaAv, and the same did cause to be published at the head of 
every Company of the Militia of that part of the Province under 
the paines of death & other penalties as in the said act is set 
downe and required, & the Same did Inforce & put in Execution 
upon & against divers of his Majties^ peaceable subjects Inhabit- 
ting this Province to apparent breach of their Libertys propertys 
& priviledges and to the dread & terror of their Majt'^^r Sub- 
jects, Notwithstanding at that time there was no danger of 
appearance of any forreign Invasion or any Domestick Rebellion 
tumult or Sedition 

Be it therefore enacted by his Excellency William Earle of 
Craven Pallatine, & the rest of the true & absolute Lords & 
Proprietors of this Province, by & with the advice & consent of 
the Comons in this present Parliam' assembled, and by the 
authority of the Same that the said James Colleton shall not 
at any time from & after the ratification of this present act exer- 
cise any publique Office Charge or Trust either Military or Civill 
of either honour or profitt in this Province but shall be utterly 
disabled to exercise the same by himself substitute or Deputy 

And be it further enacted & declared by the authoritye aforsaid 
That in case the afores^ James Colleton shall assume or take 
upon him to exercise any place trust charge or office as afores^^ 
In this part of the Province contrary to the true intent & mean- 
ing of this Act That any act or acts thing or things done by 
Colour or pretext of this said office Charge or place of trust 
either by himself his Deputye or Substitute is hereby declared 
Voyd Null and of no effect to all intents and purposes whasoever 
And be it further Enacted by the authority afores^ That the 
said James Colleton doe depart this Province for England at 
or before the floure & Twentieth day of ft'ebruary next ensueing 
and that hee do on the first day of Michaelmas Terme next after 
the ratification of this Act render himself at the Kings Bench 



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barr at Westminster in the Kingdome of England and there give 
sufficient Baile of ten thousand pounds Sterling to answer to all 
maner of Charges that are or shall be exhibitted against him as 
well on behalf of our gracious Soveraignes King William Queen 
Mary as the behalf of their Majesties free people of this Province 
or any other person or persons by them Comissionated to that 
purpose 

And be it further Enacted by the Authority afores'^ that hee the 
s'^ James Colleton be in the meanetime comitted and is hereby 
Comitted to the Custody of Edward Rawlins Marshall one of the 
Messengers of this house who is hereby authorized & required to 
take the s^ James Colleton into his Custody and there to keep and 
continue him as a prisoner by the Authority of this Parliament 
who shall not be from thence discharged untill hee shall have 
given sufficient Security of Ten thousand pounds Sterl to the 
intent & purpose as in this Act is requir'd and expressed — 
And be it further Enacted by the authority afores^ That the 
Right Honbie ; Seth Sothell Esq-" one of the Lords & absolute Pro- 
prietors of this Province & Governo'" of the same together with 
Coll Andrew Percivall Lieut Coll Robert Quary Cap' James 
Moore Ralph Izard & Job Howes Esq""^ or any four of them, 
provided that the Governor be one, are hereby authorized and 
Impowred on good and Sufficient Securitye to take baile for him 
the s«^ James Colleton In the name of the Right hon'^'e Seth Sothell 
Esq"" and Governor upon the penaltye of Ten Thousand pounds 
sterl 

The Condition of which obligation shall be such That if the above 
bounden James Colleton depart this Province for England at or 
before the ffoure and Twentieth day of ffebruary next according 
to the purport true intent & meaning of an Act entituled an Act 
for the disabling James Colleton Esq"", late Governor of this part 
of the Province from beareing any authority either Military or 
Civill within this ^*^: of y^ Province and for his departing the 
same, and that in the meanetime hee Doth well & truly keep their 
Maj'y^ peace and be of good behaviour towards all & every the 
Inhabitants of this Province That then this p^'sent obligation to 
be voyd and of none effect otherwise to abide be & remaine in full 
force and virtue 

And be it further Enacted by the authoritye afores*^ That if the 
said James Colleton shall not give such Securitye as is before 
in this Act required nor depart this Province at the time Limitted 



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according to the true Intent & meaning of this Act or shall in 
anywise offend Contrary to this Act or any Clause or title or thing 
therein mentioned shall forfeit the Sume of fRve thousand pounds 
Sterl to be leavyed on his goods and Chattells by Warrant of dis- 
tress under the hand & seale of the Governor for the time being 
who is by this Act ImjDOwred to grant the same directed to the 
High Sheriffe for the time being of Berkley Countye who is like- 
wise impowred and required by virtue hereof to seize take and 
distraine the Goods & Chattells of him the s*^ James Colleton and 
the distress & distresses soe taken to lead drive and carry away 
and upon such distress as afores^^ to impanell a jury of able and 
Sufficient ft'reeholders of the said County who are hereby likewise 
required on their Oaths well truly and Indifferently to appraise & 
valine the Severall goods & Chattells so taken and distrained by 
the Said Sheriffe who is hereby required to take a true & ^fect 
Inventory thereof by Indenture between the s'^ Sheriffe and Jury 
which Indented appraisem* the sayd High Sheriffe shall returne 
to the Parliam^ at their next sitting and the s^ goods & Chat- 
tells to be by them disposed off for the publique use & benefitt of 
this part of the Province 

Provided allways That if the s'i Goods & Chattells amount to 
more then the Sume of ffive Thousand pounds Sterl That the 
overplus after the charge of leavying distraining and appraiseing 
the same shall be returned to the owner 

And be it further Enacted by the authority afores^ That if any 
dispute shall arise concerning any clause words sentence or Article 
contained in this present Act in any Court or Courts that the 
Judges are hereby required to construe the same in favour of this 
Act ' Seth Sothell 

Read three times past and George Muschamp 

ratifyed this 22^^ day of John Harris 

December 1690/ John Berresford 

Which s*^ Act Wee y« Palatine & Proptriet'^^ doe dissent & require 
you not to put any ^*^ of y^ s^ Act in Execucon as a Law Given 
under our hands & Scales this 27*'^ day of May 1691 

Craven Palatine— (X")] John Archdale ) 

A Ashley {X) [ for Tho: Archdale j (X) 

Carteret" (X)) P Colleton (X) 

Recorded this sixth 
of May 1692 
^9 me 



22 

Wee have seen an act pretended to be past in Carolina & signed 
& Sealed by Seth Sothell as Governor George Muschamp, John 
Berresford & John Harris as Deputies and Dated the 22"^ day of 
j),g(.''er= 1690 Intituled an act to disable James Colleton Esq"" 
late Governor of this part of the Province from beareing or exer- 
cising any authority either Military or Civill within this part of 
y«^ Province which act not being past in the formes Wee have 
appointed, & not being ratifyed by Three Legall Deputys & being 
in itself repugnant to y^ Laws of England & very unreasonable & 
against their Maj'^* prerogative Koyall Wee have thought fitt 
under our hands & scales to signifye our dissent to & thereby 
have made y^ same voyd according to the powers by us reserved 
bv our Rules or Instruccons for y^ Governm'= Before wee had 
notice of this pretended act Wee had sent a Comission to y^ 
Grand Councill to make Inquiry upon Oath of the setting up 
Marti all Law & to Certifye the same to us Wee intending then 
to have jn-oceeded in a more I^gall regular & Justifvable way to 
the punishm' of the said James Colleton if wee had found hee 
was really guiltye of the things layd to his Charge so as to have 
made him an example to all succeeding Governors that should 
make use of their power to the oppression of the people And did 
at the same time appoint another Governor to Succeed M"" Sothell 
upon his departure from that part of our Province whome wee 
had desired to come for England And wee doe require you & 
all Officers or persons whatsoever not to make use of, act by or 
yield obedience to the said pretended Law Given under our hand 
& scales this 27'^ day of May 1691/ 

To y^ Govern '^ our Deputys Craven Pallatine (seale) 

Grand Councill Magistrates & A Ashley (seale) 

all Officers whatsoever of that Carteret (seale) 

part of our Province of Caro- P Colleton (seale) 

lina that lyes South & West of John Archdale | 

Cape tfeare — for Thomas Archdale ^ (seale) 

Recorded y^ l-S^h day of May 1602 
^ me J Hobson 

William Earle of Craven Lord 
Viscount Craven Baron of Ham- 
stead MartiaiU Pallatine & the 
rest of the true & absolute Lords 
& Propriet" of the Province of 
Carolina 



23 

To the Governor for y« time being 
of that part of our Province that 
lyes South & West of Cape tfeare 
our Deputys Councellors & all 
other Magistrates & ^sons & In- 
habitants whatsoever of the said 
Province 

Whereas Wee are Informed that Seth Sothell Esq"" since his 
takeing upon him the Governm^ as one of the Proprietors of the 
said Province hath permitted Parliam*® or Assemblys of the ffree- 
holders of that part of the Province that lyes South & West of 
Cape ifeare to meet & sitt without having power duly derived 
from. us so to doe And in assemblys or Parliam^s so permitted to 
sitt hath past acts for the banishing of some persons & disabling 
others from beareing Office in Carolina upon pretence of their 
having either Consented to or petitioned for Martiall Law to be 
exercised in this time of Warr for the better securitye of the said 
Province in which their Maj'''^^ Prerogative Roy all being Con- 
cerned Wee have thought fitt to dissent to all act or acts what- 
soever & howsoever i^ast and unconfirmed by us for banishing or 
disabling any ^son or ^sons from beareing Office in Carolina as 
also all other act or acts whatsoever past in the Assembly or pre- 
tended Parliam' that did meete & Sitt at Charles Towne in Berk- 
ley County the 16*'^ of November 1690 and all act or acts what- 
soever of y^ assembly or pretended Parliament that mett or was 
held at Charles Towne on the 19"' of March 1690 and doe hereby 
declare y^ same voyd & repealed, and doe strictly charge & require 
you & every of you not to put the s^ Acts or any ^te thereof in 
Execution as Laws Given under our hands & scales this 22 day 
of September 1691 

Craven Pallatine (seale) 

A Ashley (seale) 

Carteret (seale) 

P Colleton (seale) 

John Archdale for ) 
Tho: Archdale | (seale) 

Tho: Amy (seale) 

Recorded y«. 4'^ May 1692 

^ me 

J: Hobson 



24 

Wee being Informed that you have in an arbitrary maner 
seized upon the Letters & orders of us the Proprietors in general! 
directed to our Officers in Carolina for the better Govemm* of 
the Province & have alsoe Seized the Letters of some of the Pro- 
prietors containing Deputations to such j^ersons as they have 
thought fitt to Imploy as Deputys & suppress the same & have 
Commissioned others to act as Deputys for those Proprietors by 
which your actings you have as much as you can taken y«= Gov- 
ernm* of the said Province out of our hands & disabled us from 
rendring account to their Maj*'": of y^ Governm* there & have 
Issued out writts & held Parliam*® in Carolina in other maner 
then you had authority from us so to doe, and have past unwar- 
rantable acts have arbitrarily Imprisoned severall ^sons con- 
trary to Law & have taken upon you to grant Comissions to 
Py rates for which wee conceive you had no authority & other 
Illegal acts all which tending towards throwing off the Sub- 
jection, all the Inhabitants of Carolina and wee our selves the 
Proprietors of the s*^ Province owe to their Maj''^^ ^g King & 
Queene of England that these matters may be cluely inquired 
into & a stopp put to such arbitrary, oppressive, Irregular, Ille- 
gall, & dangerous proceedings Wee have thought fitt & doe 
hereby suspend you from the Governm* of Carolina, or any part 
thereof, and straitly charge and require all the good people 
Inhabitants of our Province & all others it may Concerne not 
to obey you as such but to be obedient to Collonell Phillipp Lud- 
well whome wee have appointed to be our Governor of our 
Province and to such others as shall be Comissioned by us for 
the Governm*^ and who wee have directed to Inquire into these 
matters and to doe Justice to all men according to Law to which 
wee require you & all others the Inhabitants of our Province to 
yield obedience as they & you will answer the Contrary at your 
perills Given under our hands & scales this Eight day of 
Novber=: 1691 
To Seth Sothell Esq"": Craven Palatine (seale) 

Eecorded y« 13^^ of May A Ashley (seale) 

1692 ^ me M^ y^ 9^^ P Colleton (seale) 

of April 1692 Tho:Amy (seale) 

The Originall of y^ John Archdale | 

above above Duplicate for Tho Archdale j| (seale) 

was delivered by y^ Carteret (seale) 

Rt honi>ie Coll Phillipp 



25 

Ludwell Governor to Seth 
Sothell Esq"" in y« p'"sence 
of ye dept'e^ (vizt) 
Thomas Smith Stephen Bull 
Paiile Grimball Joseph Blake 
& Richard Conant Esq" & 
several others/ 

Recorded y^ 13*^ of May 1692 ^ me 

J Hobson 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount 
Craven Baron of Hampstead Marshall 
Pallatine & the rest of the true & absolute 
Lords & Proprietors of the Province of 
Carolina 
To all their Majty^ : faithf ull 
Subjects Inhabitants of our 
said Province & all others 
whome it may Concerne 
Greeting 

Know yee That wee for divers Causes & Considerations 
relateing to their Majt'^^ Service & good Governm*^ of the Said 
Province Have Suspended & Doe hereby suspend Seth Sothell 
Esq"" who is or pretends to be one of the Lords Proprietors of the 
said Province from the Governm* thereof and have Comissioned 
Collonell Phillipp Ludwell to be our Governor of the said 
Province and Wee doe hereby strictly require & Comand all the 
Inhabitants of our said Province and all others resideing there to 
yield obedience to the said Collonell Phillipp Ludwell as our 
Governor of our said Province as they will answer the Contrary 
at their perills Given under our hands & Scales this Eight day 
of November One thousand Six hundred & Nintye one/ 





Craven Pallatine 




(seale) 


)rded y^ 13*^ of May 1692 


A Ashley 




(seale) 


^ me J. Hobson 


Carteret 




(seale) 




P Colleton 




(seale) 




Tho: Amy 




(seale) 




John Archdale for 


) 






Tho : Archdale 


S 


(seale) 



26 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount 
Craven Baron of Hampstead Marshall 
Pallatine & the rest of the true & absolute 
Lords & Propto"=: of Carolina 
AVliereas wee are Informed that there are many Whales that 
frequent the Coast of Carolina but that noe ^sons endeavours 
to take y« same by reason y*^ takeing of all the Royall ffish, & the 
fish are granted to us by our Charter from y^ Crowne & reserved 
to ourselves by our Constitutions and wee being willing to Incour- 
age the Inhabitants of our Province & for y^ Increase of that 
trade Doe hereby grant free leave & authority to all ^sons what- 
soever that are Inhabitants of Carolina that Shall first have given 
bond to Paule Grimball Esq"" our Receiver Generall for the time 
being That they shall & will give a true ace" : to him or any other 
Impowered by us of all Whale fish by him or them taken what 
whale oile, or whalebone, or whaleffin, or Spermaceti the s^ whale 
or whale fRsh soe taken Shall have produced & shall pay or 
deliver one Tenth part thereof to y« said Paule Grimball or our 
Receiver Generall for the time being for our use to take whales 
or whale fish on the said Coast and them untill Michaelmass in 
the yea re of our Lord 17ii convert to their owne use paying to us 
one Tenth part of the oyle finns, bones & Spermaceti or other 
productions of the said fish Witness our hands and Scales this 
13th of May 1691/ 

Craven Pallatine (seale) 

Recorded y^ W^ of May A Ashley (seale) 

1692 Cartaret (seale) 

^ me J Hobson P Colleton (seale) 

Tho Amy (seale) 

Whereas by our Rules or Instructions for y^ Governm' of Caro- 
lina power is reserved to the Pallatine & Three more of y^ 
Proprietors to remove or displace any Proprietors Deputye how- 
soever Comissioned So to be from being any longer a Deputye and 
Whereas wee are Informed That George Muschamp John Berres- 
ford & John Harris pretend the^^ are Deputys Wee the said Pal- 
latine & Lords Proprietors have thought fitt & Doe hereby dis- 
place remove and discharge George Muschampe John Berresford 
& John Harris from being Deputys & from all power pretended 
thereby & declare the same null and voyd Given under our hands 
& Scales this 27'^= day of May 1691/ 



27 

To the Governor or our Craven Pallatine — — (seale) 

Deputys of that part A Ashley (seale) 

of our province of P Colleton — (seale) 

Carolina that lyes South Tho Amy (seale) 

& West of Cape ifeare 

Recorded y^ 13"' of JNlay 1692 ^ me 

J, Hobson 

Wee haveing taken into our Serious Consideration the Condi- 
tion of the nobility of Carolina have thought fitt that Baronys 
shall pay but Twentye pounds ^ Annum rent, Wherefore you 
are to pass Grants for one Barrony to each of the Landgraves & 
Cassiques who shall produce to you his Patent Constituteing him 
Landgrave or Cassique under the great Seale of our Province 
& fhe hand of y^ Pallatine & three more of the Proprietors or that 
wee have by our Letters signifyed to you that wee have made 
Landgrave or Cassique for which this shall ye your Warrant 
Given under our hands & Scales this 13'^ of May 1691 
To James Colleton Esq'^ one Craven Pallatine — — (seale) 

of the Landraves of Caro- A Ashley (seale) 

lina Paul Grimball Esq"" & P Colleton (seale) 

the rest of our Trustees for Tho Amy —(seale) 

granting Land 

Recorded y^ 13'^ of May 1692/ 
^ me J Hobson 

London v^ 13'!' of Mav 1691 
S'— 

Wee are Informed that you have by force taken all y*^ Records 
of Carolina out of the hands of M"" Grimball our Secre- 
tary although the said Grimball was Commissionated by us to 
be Secretary under our hands & the great Seale of our Province 
in which manner wee found it absolutely necessary to have our 
Secretary Comissionecl that hee being an Officer of the greatest 
trust in the Governm' next to the Governor, might haA'e his 
dependance on the Proprietor in generall who are answerable to 
the King for the good or evill Governm* of his Subjects & until! 
wee had thus Comissioned M'^ Grimball wee could never have 
the Copies of those Records & papers as were necessary to enable 
us to satisfye y^ King in such matter as hee had or might inquire 
of us wherefore must adhere to haveing our Secretary entirely 



28 

depend* on the ProprietC^ in generall Wee are also informed 
that you have imprisoned y^ said Grimball because hee would 
not deliver the records & Seale with the Custody of which hee is 
particularly intrusted by us for the sealeing of Grants for Land 
onely This Imprisonm* if it be as wee have heard is illegall & soe 
arbitrary & tyrannicall & in so much contempt of our authority 
wee doe not well know how to believe it, But that wee may know 
the Certaine truth of these matters wee have impowred Land- 
grave Colleton Thomas Smith Stephen Bull Ralph Izard & John 
ffarr Esq" to make inquiry thereof upon Oath & to Certifye 
the same to us how they find it, & Avithall to take Duplicates of 
the Depositions of the witnesses & send them to us that wee our- 
selves may be satisfyed their report of this matter is without 
prejudice or partiallity to any partye & wee doe hereby charge 
& require you to restore the Records & Seale to the said Grimball 
if it be true that you have dispossest him of them & to suffer him 
quietly to Execute & Injoy the place of Secretary which wee have 
Conferred on him^ 

Wee are alsoe informed that you have put M"" Schenckingh out 
from being chief Judge or Sherriffe of Berkley Countye & have 
Comissioned M"" Quary for the said place a ^son by us 
ordered to be put out from being Secretary for receiving of 
Pyrates whilest hee acted as Governor without any authority 
from us & other his misdeameanors whilest hee was Secretary 
Wee have heard noe Compl* of M'' Schencking for Injustice or 
opi^ression & wee think it is not for the Kings Service or our own 
honour to have a man turn'd out of Imploym* who hath behaved 
himself faithfully therein and it being the Proprieto"^* in gen- 
erall that are responsable to the King of any failure of Injustice 
in Carolina that Judges may not be too much in the power of 
any Governor but may without danger of being turn't out doe 
Justice equally between any man in power in Carolina & many 
other of the Inhabitants wee have thought fitt to reserve to our- 
selves the power of appointing Judges or Sherriffes of Countys 
& have now sent a Comission under our great Seale to M"" 
Schenckingh to be the chief Judge or Sherriffe of Berkley County 
whome wee require you to ^mitt quietly to execute that Office 
who wee hope & are confident will doe Equall Justice to all men 

iSee petitions of Grimball, finding of jury. etc. on pages 198-201 of War- 
rants for Lands in South Carolina, 1692-1111. 



29 

whereby the people to avoyd being mined may not be compelled 
to doe as they did at Albemarle wee rest your affectionate 
ffriends 

A true copye examined from the Craven Pallatine 

originall this ninth of April 1692 A Ashley 

^ me Peter Colleton 

Carterett 
Thomas Amy 
Md ye 9th of April 1692 John Archdale 

The Originall was Delivered by y^ R* Hono^'e CoH Phillipp 
Lu dwell Governor to Seth Sothell Esq^-^ in y^ ^--sence of the 
Deputies (vizt) Thomas Smith Stephen Bull Paule Grimball 
Joseph Blake & Richard Conant Esq^'s & sevall others/ 
Recorded y^ 28*^ May 1692/ 
^ me J: Hobson 

To Seth Sothell Esq-" in Carolina 

London May y^ 12*^ 1691 

sy 

Yo"" Letters directed to each of us & all of the same tenor of 
ye 21st Qf October Wee have received & are well pleased to find 
you write that you will Submitt to our Instructions for the Gov- 
ernm^ & that you never denyed soe to doe Wee hope you are too 
knowing & too wise a man to clayme any power in Carolina but 
by virtue of them for no Proprietor single by virtue of our 
Patents hath any right in the Governmt or to Exercise any Juris- 
diction there unless Impowred by the rest Nor hath any Seaven 
of the Proprietors power to bind any one in his priviledge or 
propertye unless by agreem' among ourselves Which agreem* is 
contained in our ffundamental Constitutions beareing Date the 
12'^'^ of January 1681 Those being the only Constitutions agreed 
or signed to by all the Eight Proprietors and if any Proprietor 
shall come into Carolina & take upon him Governm*^ grant Com- 
issions & traine & exercise men any otherwise then pursuant to 
the Rules & Instructions for Governm^ a])pointed by the rest of 
the Lords Proprietors it is by y^ Law of England High Treason 
as wee are well Informed and if any Governor of Carolina shall 
without Consent of our Deputys Impowred by us or Rules from 
us take upon him to Impowre Judges & other Magistrates it is 
a very high misdemeanor in the ^son granting and alsoe in the 
^son who accepts & Executes such OiRce and all any such Officer 



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Shall doe is voyd & Erroneous & at his perill And any man in 
Carolina that shall take upon him to act as Deputy that is not 
duely Impowred by us or by Kules from us is answereable for 
all hee shall doe by virtue of any such pretended power of 
Deputye/ 

Wee are informed that M' Joseph Blake haveing a Deputation 
under the hand & Seale of M"" Archdale you have notwithstand- 
ing put him out From being Deputye & put in M"" Berresford in 
his roome of yo"^ owne Choice & that M'' Berresford acts as Dep- 
utye Wee hope this Information is not true for wee can never 
approve yo"^ soe doeing & shall bee obliged to Vindicate our owne 
Rights therein for wee will never allow that any Governor upon 
any p''tence whatsoever shall turne out a Deputye that is soe 
appointed to be under hand & Seale of any Prop^o'"= That tend- 
ing towards a Eebellion to the Crowne arbitary power in himselfe 
& the outing of the rest of the Prop'^o"^: of their Rights Wee 
know not what to say of the protestation of our Deputyes untill 
wee are truely informed of the matter of fact, they saying you 
positively refused to Govern by our Instructions or Rules of 
Governm' and you affirme the Contrary, for if you did refuse 
to Govern by our Instructions Wee think they did like wise & 
honest men to refuse to act with you & wee have a very good 
Charecter of the honesty prudence & truth of severall of them 
but wee shall suspend our Judgem^ of the matter untill your 
arrivall in England and that wee have of the allegations on 
both sides Wee doe not approve of any reflections upon you for 
actions in Albemarle and shall be very ready to shew our 
resentm* thereof as soone as you have cleared yourself from the 
misdemeanors and Oppressions layd to your Charge by the In- 
habitants of that County which misdemeanors are (Vizt) 

1 That you seized upon two persons that came into Albemarle 
from Barbado's pretending they Avere Pyrates although they 
produced Cocketts & Clearements of their goods from the Gov- 
ernm' of Barbado's & Bermudas 

2 That you kept these persons in hard durance without bring- 
ing or pretending to bring them to Tryall, in which hard durance 
Richard Humphrey one of the them dyed of griefe & ill usage 

3 That the said Richard Humphrey made a Will before his 
death & left one Thomas Pollock his Executor whom you would 
never admitt to prove the said Will though often required by 
the said Pollock to permitt him to prove it before you Nor would 



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not so much as sillier the Court to attest that the said Pollock 
had offered the AVill to prove but tooke the Goods unto your own 
hands & converted them to your own use 

4 That the said Pollock haveing sett up his name to come for 
England to Complaine of your Injustice you Imprison'd him 
without showing any reason or permitting him to see a Copy of 
his Mittimus 

5 That you have for bribes withdrawn accusations that were for 
ffelony & Treason 

6 That you did unlawfully Imprison one Robert Canon 

7 That you did arbitrarily & unlaAvfuUy deteine from John 
Steward one Negroe and Seaven pewter dishes 

8 That you did Imprison George Durant upon pretense of his 
haveing said some reflecting words of your self & did compel! 
him to give you a bond for a Sume of money while hee w^as in 
durance & did afterwards on pretence of said bond Seize upon 
all the Estate of the said George Durant without any process or 
Colour of LaAv & Converted the same to your own use 

9 That you did unjustly take from one John Tomlin his Plan- 
tation 

10 That you did unlawfully deteine the Cattle of George Mat- 
thews & refuse to deliver them although there w^as an Order of 
Court for it 

11 That you tooke the Plantation of John Harris upon pretence 
of a Sale of the same to you by the said Harris although the said 
Harris was under age/ 

12 That you unlawfully Seiz'd upon the Estate of one Mow- 
berry 

13 That you did by your power as Governor & Proprietor Seize 
upon severall mens Estates w^ithout process of Law^ & did severall 
unjust & arbitrary actions for wdiich misdemeanors & other 
oppressions the Inhabitants of Albemarle Imprisoned you with 
intent to send you prisoner to England & there to accuse you, but 
you intreated them not to send you to England but that you 
would submitt all to be determined by the next general assembly, 
who accordingly gave Judgem^ against you in all the foremen- 
tioned particulars and Compelled you to abjure the Countrey 
for Twelve months & the Governm^ for ever which pro- 
ceedings of your self & the people is in our opinions preju- 
diciall to the prerogative of the Crowne & the honour and 
dignity of us the Proprietors Wherefore as in duty bound 



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& for our owne Vindication wee are Resolved to have this 
matter thoroughly inquired into that wee may take such 
Course for the preventing such Disorders for the future as shall 
appeare most fitting for the asserting of their Maj i^'es pre- 
rogative the peace of our Province the Just Liberties of the peo- 
ple and the vindication of our selves but are unwilling to pro- 
ceed therein untill wee have first spoke with you Wherefore 
desire & require that you come speedily for England that wee 
may have a full & cleare Information of all matters & be thereby 
Enabled to know how to proceed and if you shall refuse or delay 
to come Wee cannot avoid thinking you guiltye of all the mis- 
demeanors layd to your Charge & shall be constrained for our 
Vindication & to shew our abhorrence of the injustice and Op- 
pression practised by any of our number to lay the whole matter 
before the King & pray his Mandamus for your appearance here 
to answer what shall be objected against you which wee hope you 
will not compell us to Wee being unwilling to make you a pub- 
lique shame or to bring you under a prosecution w^ee ourselves 
cannot stopp when once began 

Our Deputys had orders from us not to call any Parliam"^ in 
Carolina w'^'H)ut directions from us Unless some very Extraor- 
dinary occasion should require it WTierefore wee cannot blame 
them for following our Instructions nor can wee approve of 
yo"^ Encourageing the people to Petition for a Parliament or 
calling one because they did petition tumultuous petitions, being 
prohibitted by act of Parliament herewith a severe penaltye upon 
such as shall breake that Law And wee know not how farr such ill 
example in Carolina may influence his Maj*'" Subjects in his 
other American Plantations but since you write that the Inhab- 
itants have Instructions to Depute two persons for our better 
Information of all matters Wee have Directed our Deputye to 
Consent to the calling of a Parliam* for that purpose for any 
Parliam*^ called by you without consent of such Deputys as are 
not directly impowred by us Wee cannot allow to be a Parlia- 
ment nor can wee tell how to Justify our owne consenting to any 
acts made by such Assembly 

Wee here Inclosed send j^'ou Coppy of some articles under the 
hands & scales of the Proprietors in 1672 to which my Lord Clar- 
endon Set his hand & Scale and to which any that Claim under 
him are bound Wee have no thoughts nor Intentions to doe 
you wrong or Injury but on the other side wee shall not ^mit 



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ourselves to be Imposed on Nor his Majt'^= Subjects that Live 
under our Governm* to be opprest or unjustly dealt with by any 
^sons whatsoever and shall much rather surrender our Governm* 
to the King then suffer it If it be not remedyed otherwayes ffor 
wee have noe other interest to keep the Govemm* in our hands 
but that wee may be able to assure people they shall not be 
opprest by the Governm^ and thereby encourage them to come 
to Carolina to take our Land & pay us the rent for it is not our 
Intentions to make profitt by the Governm* ourselves Or to suffer 
any Officers under us to Oppress the people by Extravagant ffees 
& grow rich by the ruine of the people Wee rest 

Yo"" affectionate ff'riends 

Craven Pallatine 
Eecorded y« 28*^ May 1692/ A Ashley 

^ me J: Hobson P Colleton 

Tho Amy 
Carterett 
John Archdale 

To John Comings Esq'' 

Whereas it is appointed by our Rules & Instructions for the 
Governm* of Carolina That each Propt°'"= shall have a Deputy to 
sitt and represent him in the Councill & Parliam* with divers 
other powers as by the said Instructions Rules for the Governm* 
or Constitutions may more at large api>eare And whereas the 
Duke of Albemarle is deceased and it doth not yet appeare to 
whome that Proprietorshipp doth belong to the intent the num- 
ber of Deputys with authority imecliately from us may be full 
Wee have thought it fitt and doe hereby constitute Impowre & 
appoint you the said John Comings to be Deputye for that Pro- 
prietorshipp untill it shall be determined here to whome y^ said 
belong or that wee have appointed another Deputy Given under 
our hands & Scales this 13*^ of May 1691 

Craven Pallatine (scale) 

A Ashley (scale) 

Recorded y*^ 28'^ May 1692 Carterett (scale) 

^ me P Colleton (scale) 

Paull Grimball Tho: Amy (scale) 

John Archdale— (scale) 



3— H. c. 



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The Case of the flfreemen of Carolina humbly represented to the 
R" Hon''i'= Phillipp Liidwell Esq"" Governor & Capt Generall of 
all the fforces of the s'^ Province And to the rest of the Hono^ie 
the Lords Proprietors Deputies 

Charles the Second of happy memory of England and &c late 
King did' in his Royall Charters beareing date y^ 30*'^ day of 
June in the 17*'^ yeare of his Reigne, Give & Grant unto the R* 
honi^'e the Lords Prop^°''*= of the Province of Carolina Ample 
Rights Instructions Priviledges Prerogatives Royaltys Libertys 
Imunitys & ffranchises ffor the good & happy Governm* of the 
sd Province & the people there inhabitting or to Inhabitt & of his 
speciall grace towards the said people in the said Charters hath 
made Provisions that no Laws Orders or Ordinances which either 
appertaine to the publique state of the Province or the private 
utility of particular ^sons or which extend to the binding 
Chargeing or takeing away of the rights or Interest of any ^son 
or ^sons in their ffreehold goods or Chattells whatsoever shall 
be ordained made Enacted or published but by & with the advice 
assent & approbation of the ffreemen of the said Province or the 
greater part of them, or of their Deputies, and hath alsoe, in the 
said Charter taken care that no subsidies or Customs shall be 
payable for or assessed upon any goods fforreigne or Native but 
by & with the Consent of the ffree people there or the greater 
part of them as aforesaid which Charters (now their Lord- 
shipps have been pleased to null & make Voyd the ffundamentall 
Constitutions or Rules of Governm* w^hich the greater part of the 
people had approved assented & subscribed to) are the only true 
basis from by & according to which all other Laws Methods & 
Rides of Governm* Avhich anywaies concerned the Peoples Lives 
Liberties ffreeholds goods or Chattells of the Inhabitants of this 
Province ought or Legally can be taken derived & Enacted And 
by these (as by the before recited words and Clauses) It is plaine 
& evident the greater part of the ffreemen or ffreeholders of 
Carolina have the Libertye power, priviledge & right to Enact 
such Lawes, The Lords Proprietors are Judges of the manner & 
forme (i e) of the time & place whether they shall be assem- 
bled by Countys Barrony's or Collony's or the Inhabitants of the 
Avhole Province in one Boclye 

The Kings of England from time to time as markes of theire royall 
favours for especiall & signall meritts of their Subjects have 
granted to Counties City's & Burroughs to send one, two, or as 



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many as they thought Convenient Deputys to their Parliam^s. 
and still have the power to grant the same to as many more as 
in their wisdomes shall be thought to deserve the same 

King Charles the Second of his paternall care for the welfare 
of his Subjects and because (by reason of the remoteness of this 
Province from the Kingdome of England) hee could not ^son- 
ally discover the Injuries & oppressions (if any such should 
happen) which their Lordshipps Governors of these his people 
might in process of time bring upon these his subjects Hath by 
these Charters provided that noe Lawes, Orders or Ordinances 
which Extend to the bindeing, Chargeing, or takeing away of the 
Rights or Interest of any person, or persons in their ffreehold 
goods or Chattells whatsoever, shall be ordained made Enacted 
or published but by & with the advice, assent, and approbation of 
the ffreemen of the said Province or the greater part of them, or 
of their Deputies The number of which Deputys, they have right 
to nominate and appoint Wee therefore humbly conceive that 
noe Conventions of Persons whose Numbers as well as names are 
not appointed by the greater part of the ifreemen of Carolina 
as aforesaid are Legally quallifyed to Enact such Laws, and doe 
hereby presume that all Laws as aforesaid made or p'^tended to 
be made by any ^sons whatsoever not appointed as aforesaid, 
are not bindeing & ought not to extend to the bindeing Chargeing 
or takeing away of the right or Interest of any ^son or ^sons 
in their Freehold Goods or Chattells whatsoever 
Robert Daniell — ^ Ja : Moore | N : Johnson 

Ra : Izard ( J Moore ^ Joseph Morton 

John Berresford | Job Howes J And'': Percivall 

Jonathan Amory ( John Boone ^ Rob': Quary 

The honobie Phillipp Ludwell Esq^ 

Recorded y« 30'^ ) Governor & y^ L^^^ Dept>'^= Reed y^ 

May 1692/ \ above Case of y^ ffreemen & Sub- 

^ me scribers S'' Nathaniel Johnson & 

J: Hobson others/ 

An act for restraining and punishing of Privateers 
Whereas nothing can more contribute to his Sacred Majesties 
honor and the peace & quiet of this Collony, then that such 
articles as are agreed and concluded on in all Treaties of Peace 
should be most inviolably preserved and kept in & over all his 
Dominions & Territories And whereas not only against such 



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Treaties of Peace made by his Majestie with his Allies But alsoe 
contrary to his Majestys Eoyall Proclamation severall of his 
Subjects have and doe continually goe from other English Col- 
onys, And may hereafter from this Colony into the service of 
fforreigne Princes And saile under their Comissions contrary to 
their Duty and good Allegiance & by faire meanes cannot be 
restrained from soe doeing 

Be it therefore Enacted by the Palatine & the rest of the true & 
absolute Lords and Proprietors of this Province By & with the 
Advice of the Nobility and of the Comons in this Parliam* assem- 
bled That from & after the Publication hereof it shall be ffellony 
for any person wdiich now doth, or within ffoure yeares last past 
heretofore hath, or hereafter shall Inhabit or belong to that part 
of the Province of Carolina that lyes from Cape ffeare South and 
West to serve in America in an hostile manner under any ffor- 
reigne Prince State or Potentate or any imploye under any ffor- 
reign Prince State or Potentate or any imploye under any of 
them against any other Prince State or Potentate in Amity with 
his Majestye without Especiall Lycense for soe doing under the 
hand and scale of the Governor or Comander in Chief of this 
Province for the time being And that all & every such offender 
& offenders contrary to the true intent of this Act being thereof 
duely convicted in the Chief Justices Court or in any of the 
Countye Courts within the said part of this Province To which 
Courts Authority is hereby given to hear & Determine the same 
as in other Cases of ffellonye shall suffer paynes of Death without 
benefitt of Clergy Provided Nevertheless that this Act nor any- 
thing therein contained shall extend to any person or persons 
which now are or have been in the Service or Imploym^ of any 
fforreigne Prince State or Potentate whatsoever that shall return 
to this Province & leave & Desert such service and Imploym* 
before the Twentieth da}^ of January next ensueing rendering 
themselves to the Governour or Comander in Chiefe for the time 
being, and giveing him such security as hee shall appoint for the 
future good behaviour and alsoe that hee or they shall not depart 
the Province without the Govemours Leave 
And for the better & more speedy Execution of Justice upon such 
who haveing comitted Treasons, Pyracyes, ffellonyes & other 
offences upon the Sea shall be apprehended & brought Prisoners 
to this Province Be it further Enacted by y^ authoritye aforesaid 
That all Treasons, ffellonys, Pyracyes, Robberys, Murthers, or 



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Confederacyes comitted or hereafter shall be comitted upon the 
Sea, or in any Haven, Creeke or Bay, whereby the Laws of Eng- 
land the Admirall hath Jurisdiction, shall be Inquired, tryed, 
heard, determined & Judged within this Province in such like 
forme, as if such offence had been Comitted in & upon the Land 
And to that end & purpose Comissions shall be under the great 
Scale of the Province for the time being directed to the Admirall 
of this Province or his Deputy or such other substantiall persons 
as the Governor or Comander in Chief of this Province and the 
Lords Proprietors or their Deputys for the time being shall be 
named or appointed Which said Commissioners or such a 
Quorum of them as by such Commission shall be thereunto 
authorized shall have full power to doe all things in and about 
the Inquiry Hearing, determineing, adjudgeing & punishing any 
of the Crimes and offenses aforesaid as any Commissioners to be 
appointed by Comission under the great Scale of England by 
virtue of a Statute made the Twentye Eight yeare of the Eeigne 
of King Henry the Eight are Impowred to doe & Execute within 
the Kingdome of England And that the said offenders which 
are or shall be apprehended in, or brought to this Province, shall 
be lyable to such proofs, Orders Judgemtsr= Execution, by virtue 
of such Commission to be grounded upon this Act as might be 
awarded, or given against them, if they were proceeded against 
in the Realme of England by virtue of any Comission grounded 
upon the said Statute 

And all Tryalls heretofore had against such Criminall or 
Criminalls before any Judge or Judges by virtue of such Com- 
ission or authoritye at any time heretofore granted & all pro- 
ceedings thereupon are hereby ratify ed confirmed & adjudged 
lawfull and all such Judges with all & every the Inferior Officers 
that have acted thereby are hereby indemnifyed to all intents & 
purposes whatsoever and in Case they or any of them shall at any 
time hereafter be sued, vexed, molested, or troubled for any 
such their proceedings as aforesaid hee or they so sued vexed 
or molested shall plead the generall Issue, and give this Act in 
evidence, any Law Statute Custom or usage to Contrary in any- 
wise notwithstanding 

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid That all & 
every person or persons that shall or may knowingly entertaine 
harbour conceale Trade, or hold any correspondance by Letter or 
otherwise with any person or persons that shall be deemed or 



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adjudged to be Privateers Pyrates or other Offenders within the 
Construction of this act And shall not readily endeavour to the 
best of his or their power to apprehend or Cause to be appre- 
hended such Offender or Offenders shall be lyable to be prose- 
cuted, as accessary & confederates, & to suffer such paines & pen- 
alties as in such Case by law is provided And for the better and 
more effectual Execution of this Act 

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that all 
Comission Officers in their severall precincts within the said part 
of the Province aforesaid are hereby Impowred & required upon 
his or their knowledge or notice given that any Privateeres, 
Pyrates, or other person suspected to be upon any unlawful! 
designe are in any place within their respective precincts to raise 
and Leavye such numbers of armed men as hee or they shall think 
needfull for the seizing apprehending & carrying to Goale all & 
every such ^sons And in Case any resistance or refusall to yield 
obedience to his Majesties Authoritye it shall be lawfull to kill or 
destroy such person or persons And all & every person or 
persons that shall oppose or resist by strikeing or fireing upon 
any Commanded partyes shall be deemed taken & adjudged as 
felons without benefitt of Cleargye and every such Officer that 
shall omitt his dutye herein shall forfeit the Sume of ffiftye 
pounds Currant money of this Province for every such Offence to 
be recovered in any of the Courts of Eecord within this Province 
by plaint or Information wherein Noe Essoigne wager of Law or 
Protection Shall be allowed one moietye whereof to be the Palla- 
tine and Lords Proprietors & their Heires & Successors for and 
towards the Support of the Governm^ of this Province and the 
Contingent Charges thereof and y^ other moiety to the Informer 
and all & every other person or persons that upon orders given 
him or them shall refuse to repaire imediately with his or their 
arms well fixed & amunition to such place as shall be appointed 
by the s<^ officer and not readily obey his Comands in the Execu- 
tion of the p'^misses shall be lyable to such fine or Corporall pun- 
ishment as by the Grand Councill shall be thought fitt 
Read three times and ratifyed in open Parliam^ this Three and 
twentieth day of November 1685 

By the Pallatine & Lords Proprietors 
Wee doe Ratifye & Confirme the foregoeing Act Intituled an 
Act for restraineing and punishing Privateers Witness our hands 



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& Seales this Third day of March One thousand Six hundred 

Eighty & Six 

Craven Palatine (seale) 

Albemarle (seale) 

P Colleton (seale) 

Bath for the 1 

Lord Carterett ( (seale) 

Tho Amye (seale) 

William Earle of Craven Lord L" of the Countye 
of Middlesex and Borrough of Southwarke one of 
the Lords of the Lords of his Majestys most Hon- 
ourable Privy Councill Palatine and the rest of 
the true and absolute Lords and Prop"= of the 
Province of Carolina 
To Joseph West Esq"" Governor of that part of 
our Province that lyes South and West of Cape 
ffeare or the Governor for the time and our 
Deputys 

Greeting 
Whereas wee have sold unto James Du Gue five hundred Acres 
of Land for which wee have received Twentye five pounds You 
are to direct the Surveyor generall to Admeasure the same out 
for him in such place as hee the said James Du Gue shall choose 
within the Limits and with such proportion of front to the Navi- 
gable Rivers or Creekes as wee have by our Instructions for sett- 
ing out & bounding of land beareing date in September One 
thousand Six hundred Eighty & Three appointed, And you are to 
pass Grants of the five hundred Acres of Land to him his heires & 
Assignes for ever according to the forme wee have appointed for 
Land Sold for which this shall be your Warrant Given under our 
hands & Seales this fourteenth day of April One Thousand Six 
hundred Eightye and five 

Craven Palatine (seale) 

Albemarle (seale) 

P Colleton (seale) 

Recorded this 10'*^ day of June 
1692 ^ me 

Arnald Bruneau Esq'^ haveing meritted well of us in Contrib- 
uteing to the well Settlement of our Province Wee have thought 



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fitt and doe hereby require you to order the Surveyor Generall to 
admeasure out for the said Arnold Bruneau Three Thousand 
Acres of Land for which you are to pass Grants to the said 
Arnald Bruneau and his Heires for ever and the which Three 
Thousand Acres Wee will shall be made a mannor (if he shall 
desire it so to be) for which this shall be your Warrant Given 
under our hands & Scales this Six & twentieth day of January 
One Thousand Six hundred Eightye & five 

To Joseph Moreton Esqr one Craven Palatine ( X ) 

of the Landgraves and Gov- P Colleton ( X ) 

emor of that part of the Pro- Seth Sothell (X) 

vince of Carolina that lyes 
South & West of Cape ffeare 
and to the Governor for the 
time being & our Deputyes 
Recorded this 10*^ day of 
June 1692 ^ me 

M'' Jean ffrancoise de Genillatt being the first of his nation that 
hath made knowne to us his designe of settling in Carolina & 
haveing shewed us Testimonys of his hono^^'^ : Extraction «S:c and 
wee being being willing to Incourage more of the Swisse nation 
to become Settlers in our Province have thought fitt & doe hereby 
require you to order the Surveyor Generall to admeasure out for 
the said Jean ffrancoise de Genillatt Three Thousand Acres of 
Land for which you are to pass Grants to the said Jean ffrancoise 
de Genillatt & his Heires for ever and the which Three Thousand 
Acres of Land wee will shall be made a Mannor if hee shall 
desire it so to be Given under our hands & Scales this Thirtieth 
day of July One Thousand Six hundred Eighty & ffive 

To Joseph West Esq"" Governor Craven Palatine ( X ) 

of that part of the Province of P Colleton ( X ) 

Carolina that lyes South & Tho : Amy ( X ) 

West of Cape ffeare & to the 

Governor for the time being Eecorded this 10^^ day of June 

& our Deputyes there ^ me 



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William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven 
Baron of Hamstead, Marshall, Lord L" of the 
County of Middx, & Borrough of Southwark, one of 
the Lords of his Maj*'" most hon'''^: Privye Councill 
Lieuetenant Generall of all his Maj^'^^ fforces, Pala- 
tine, and the rest of the true & absolute Lords, & 
Proprietors of Carolina 
To James Colleton Esq'^ one of 
the Landgraves of Carolina, 
Landgrave Joseph West and the 
rest of our Trustees for granting 
Land in Carolina 

Whereas AVee did by our order beareing date the Thirtieth day 
of July Ano Doni One Thousand Six hundred Eightye iRve 
Direct our Governor & Deputies for the time being To cause to be 
admeasured out and pass Grants to Monsieur Jean Lowis de 
Genillatt his Heires & Assignes for ever for Three Thousand 
Acres of Land And whereas wee did alsoe by our Order beareing 
Date the Six & Twentieth day of January Ano Doni One Thou- 
sand Six hundred Eightye ffive direct our Governor & Dep^i^^^: 
for the time being to cause to be admeasured out and pass Grants 
to Amald Bruneau Esq"" his Heires & Assignes for ever for the 
like quantitye of Land And whereas wee are Informed there is 
some doubt whether the said Lands were intended by us to be 
granted to them Rent free Wee doe hereby signifie that the said 
Lands were a free gift from us to the said Mons'' Genillat and 
Mons"" Bruneau And are to be granted without reserving any other 
Rent then one Eare of Indyan Corne when lawfully demanded 
Of which you are to take notice and pass the Grants accordingly 
Given under our hands & Seales this ffourteenth day of July one 
Thousand Six hundred Eightye and Seaven. 

Craven Pallatine (X) 

Recorded this 14*'^ day P Colleton (X) 

of June 1692 Bath for the ) 

^ me Lord Carterett \ (X) 

Tho: Amy (X) 

Wee having sold unto Nicholas De Longuemar One hundred 
Acres of Land and received the Sume of five pounds for the 
same you are to direct the Surveyor Generall to la}^ out according 
to our Instructions for granting Land the said one hundred Acres 



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of Land in such place as the said Nicholas De Longuemar shall 
choose that is not already made choice of by some other that 
hath right to choose And you are to pass Grants for the same as 
for Land Sold for which this (which you are to record and file) 
shall be your Warrant Given under our hands & Seales this 
twentye third day of June One Thousand Six hundred Eightye 
and five 

To Joseph West Esq'' Governor Craven Palatine (seale) 

of that part of our Province P Colleton (seale) 

that lyes South & West of Cape Tho: Amy (seale) 

ffeare and to the Governor for 
the time being & our Deputys 
Recorded this 15'^ day of 
June 1692 ^ me 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven, 
Baron of Hampstead, Marshall Lord Lieuten' of 
the County of Middx, and Burrough of Southwark, 
One of the Lords of his Maj''«* most hon^^« privy 
Councill L" Generall of all his Maj^'^s fforces, Pala- 
tine and the rest of the true & absolute Lords and 
Proprietors of the Province of Carolina 
To Joseph Moreton Esq'^ one of the Landgraves 
& Governor of that part of our Province of Caro- 
lina that lyes South & West of Cape ffeare and to 
the Governor for the time being and our Deputys/ 

Greeting 
Whereas wee have sold unto James Nicholas alias Petibois Two 
hundred Acres of Land for which wee have received the Sume of 
Tenn pounds, You are to direct the Surveyor Generall to ad- 
measure the same out for him in such place as hee the said James 
Nicholas Shall choose within the Limits & with such proportion 
of front to the Navigable Rivers or Creekes as wee have by our 
Instructions for setting out and bounding of Land bearing date 
in September One thousand Six hundred Eighty & three 
appointed And you are to pass Grants for the said Two hundred 
Acres of Land to him & his heires & assignes for ever according 
to the forme Wee have appointed for Land Sold, for which this 
(which you are to Record & file) shall be your Warrant Given 
under our hands & Seales this fifteenth day of April Ano Doni 
1687/ 



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Craven Palatine (X) 

Eecorded this 15*^ day of P Colleton ( X ) 

June 1692 ^ me Tho:Amy (X) 

Wee haveing Sold unto Isaac le Grand Esq'^ Sieur d'Anarville 
one hundred Acres of Land & received the Sume of five pounds 
for the same You are to direct the Surveyor Generall to Lay out 
(according to our Instructions for granting Land) The said One 
hundred Acres of Land in such place as the said Isaac Le Grand 
shall choose that is not already made choice of by some other 
that hath right to choose And you are to pass Grants for the 
same as for Land Sold for which this (which you are to Record 
& file) shall be your Warrant Given under our hands and Seales 
this one & thirtieth day of August Ano Doni 1686 

To James Colleton Esq"" one Craven Palatine (X) 

of the Landgraves of Carolina Albemarle ■ ( X ) 

& to the Governor for the time P Colleton ( X ) 

being & our DejDutyes 

Recorded this 15"^ day 

of June 1692 ^ me 

S"": Peter Colleton Baronet one of the true and absolute Lords 
and Prop" : and high Steward of the Province of Carolina// 

To Coll Philipp Ludwell 

Whereas by y^: rules & Instructions for the Goverm*^ of Caro- 
lina it is agreed and appointed that the high Steward shall nomi- 
nate and appoint the Surveyor generall I out of the trust & Con- 
fidence I have in the wisdome pruedence and skill of you the said 
Philipp Ludwell doe hereby nominate & appoint you the Said 
Phillipp Ludwell to be Surveyor generall of Carolina w*^ : power 
to appoint such and soe many under Surveyors as to you Shall 
Seem meet and to Continue to be dureing my pleasure given 
under my hand and Scale this 20*'': of December 1691 
Recorded y^: 6*^: May 1693 P Colleton (seale) 

^ mee J Hobson 

London this 21° of December 1691/ 
S'^ : I have already written you by this Convenience w'=''= will be 
delivered to you by Coll Ludwell and alsoe a black box in w^^: 
are Several orders to yo'":selfe and our Trustees for granting 
Land and a Dormant Comission Sealed up with the palatines 



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Seale to be produced by you, if Coll Ludwell should dye or 
depart the province with intent not to returne any moore and 
take uppon him y^ : Goverm* : for Coll : Ludwell will have Occa- 
sion to goe to north Carolina to settle things there & to verginia 
to Settle his owne affaires before he fixes in Carolina, In any of 
which Cases y^: s<^: Dormant Comission is not to be by you 
^duced or opened but a person is to be appointed by Coll : Lud- 
well w*'^: consent of our Dep*'^*: to be Governo'": dureing his 
absence and when Coll Ludwell returnes, y^ : power of y^ : person 
so appointed is to cease nor are you to Lett any p'^son what- 
soever 

Know y* : you have any such sealed up Comission in yo"" Custody 
but that is to remaine as Secret to yo"" :selfe onely untill there is 
necesaty of ^duceing of it by reason of Coll Ludwells death &c 
I am 

This Letter of S"^: Fetters was Yo'': very affectionate frend 

Recorded Tusday y^: nineth P Colleton/ 
day of May 1693// 

^ mee J Hobson 
The Superscription of y^ : afores*^ : Letter is 

To Paull Grimball Esq'^ : at Charles Towne 
In Carolina//^ 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven Baron of 
Hampstead Marshall Palatine and the rest of the true and 
absolute Lords and Proprietors of Carolina 

AVhereas wee did by our order bearing date the twentieth sixth 
day of September 1685 signify to you that we had Contracted 
with Mr. James LeBas for Three thousand Acres of 
Bas order Land and had received ninety pounds of the pur- 
Acres^ of chase money and did there upon Direct that yow 
Land should pass grants to the said James Le Bas (&c*) as 
by the said order relation thereunto being had will appeare, now 
y^ said James Le Bas haveing signifyed to us that he hath 
bought a Plantation Containing fifteen hundred Acres of Land 
of Landgrave Joseph West whereon the penny ^ aker Eent is 
reserved and hath not Grants for any Land rent free by vertue 
of the said order, Therefore desaires that the said fifteen hun- 
dred Akers so purchased may goe as parte of the three thousand 

iThe next two pages (72-73) contain some scratched over entries of war- 
rants for land — evidently recorded in the wrong book by mistake. 



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Acres he had Contracted for, and that Seventy & five pounds of 
the ninety pound may be the purchase money of the said of y^ 
fifteen hundred Acres and that he may have three hundred Akers 
of Land more for the remainder of the said ninety pounds so 
paid and that y^ said Contract for three thousand Acres may be 
void with which his request, wee being willing to Comply you 
are therefore upon his Surrendring to you the forsaid order for 
three thousand Acres, if you have not already pass<^ : any Grants 
for land to him by virtue of y^ said order dated the 26^^'^: of 
Sep''^''= i685 then to pass grants to him for the said fifteen hun- 
dred Acres so purchased and a Grant for three hundred Acres 
more according to the forme wee have prescribed for Land 
Sold which land is to be laid out and bounded according to our 
Rules and Instructions now in force for granting land for all 
which, this which you are to record and file together with the 
forementioned order for three thousand Acres Shall be your 
warrant Given under our hands and Seales this 23'' day of 
December 1689 X X 

To James Colleton Esq'' one Craven Palatine (scale) 

of the Landgraves & Governor P Colleton (X) 

of that part of Carolina that John: Archdale (X) 

lies south & west of Cape feare 
and y^ rest of our Trustees for 
Granting of Land : 

Recorded this 3<^ day of November 1693 
^ me Jn^ : Hamilton Dep'y : SeC^ty 

Additionall. Instructions 
Wliereas by the Twenty Seaven* & twenty Eighth articles of our 
Instructions to you Collonell Phillipp Ludwell our Governo'': 
Dated of our Provine of Carolina beareing date y^ : eighth 

Apriii: 7th day of November one Thousand Six hundred 
1693/ Ninety & one Wee have given powre & Authoritye 

to ye : Said Coll Phillip Ludwell by & with y'^ : advice and Con- 
sent of our Deputys Landgraves and Cassiques and Deligates of 
the ffreemen or major part of them to make ordaine & Enact Such 
& three or moore of our Deputies under theire hands and Seales 
before Such acts be published or allowed to be Laws which Lawes 
Should Continue In force for two yeares & no Longer unless 
within that time they weare Ratified and Confirmed under the 



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handes and Seales of y^: Pallatine and Three or more of the 
Lords Prop": themselves and by theire order Published in the 
Generall Assembly and Should cease to be Lawes when ever 
(before they weare soe Ratified and Confirmed) the Pallatine 
and three and more of the Lords Prop": Should under theire 
hands & Seales Signefye theire desent to them which power and 
Authoritye for passing of Lawes as aforesaid we doe hereby 
Repealle & make void as to all matters Relateing to Courts of 
Judicature in Carolina or alteration of the formes of proceeding 
therin from what was practised dureing the Govermt^^ : of Land- 
grave James Colleton and Landgrave Joseph Morton or any 
other Matters Relating to Judicature Majestrats Judges Sheriffs 
or other officers or Relateing to Jurys or Ellection of Representa- 
tives for the Generall Assembly or Relateing to the ffees taken 
or Belonging to any officer or officers Constituted or apointed by 
us all which being matters which admitt of Delay without 
Exposeing the Safty of the Inhabitants of our province to any 
forin Enemie or Attempts of the Indjans we will & ordaine that 
Bills Relateing to the the above Mentioned Matters & Consented 
to by you our Governo"^ : or the Governor for the time being & 
three or moore off our Dep*'^® : Shall be Transmitted to us to be 
Considered of & not Published or putt in Execution as Lawes 
untill they be Consented to & Ratifyed and Confirmed under the 
hands and Seales of y« : Pallatine & three or moore of the Lords 
Prop": and by theire order Published as a Law in Carolina but 
in all other matters the Said power for passing & Enacting 
Lawes is to Continue as is appointed by our Said Instruccons to 
Collonell Phillip Ludwell our Governor of the Province of Caro- 
lina beareing date the Eighth day of november one thousand Six 
hundred ninety one Given under our hands and Seales this 7**^ : of 
Aprill 1693 

To Coll Phillipp Ludwell our Craven Pallatine (X) 

Governor of Carolina for y«: A Ashley (X) 

time being & our Dep*'«^: for P Colleton (X) 

that part of our Province John Archdale ) 
of Carolina that Lyes South, & for Tho : Archdale ^ ( X ) 

west of Cape ffeare Tho Amye X ( X ) 

Recorded y^ 14*^ : September 
1693 & ^ me Exsamoned 

Paull Grimball Secr'-y; 



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Comission for Granting of Land 
To all to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting Know ye tliat 
wee William Earle of Craven Pallatine 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carterett S''. Peter Colle- 
ton Barronett Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale and Thomas Amy 
Esq" The true and absolute Lords & proprietors of the Province 
of Carolina in America for Divers good and reasonable Causes 
and Considerations us there unto moving Have Given and 
Granted and by these presents doe give and Grant unto CoUonell 
Phillipp Ludwell Governor of y^ said Province and in Case of 
his Death or absence to James Colleton Esq"" one of the Land- 
graves of the said Province and in Case of his death or absence 
to Thomas Smith Esq"" another of the said Landgraves and in 
case of his Death or absence to Paull Grimball Esq"", full power 
Licence and Liberty and authority for us and in our names to 
Grant and convey Land in Carolina to such person or persons as 
shall transport themselves or others into our said province to 
plant and inhabitt by Deed indented according to the forme here- 
unto annexed. And in our Names and to our uses to receive the 
Counterpart of such Deed or Deeds Indented from any person 
or persons to wdiom Land shall be so Granted or conveyed as a 
foresaid and to every or any such Deed or Deeds Indented after 
the forme aforesaid to sett our hands and Seales and in our 
names and to the use of the persons to whom such Land is 
Granted to Deliver and execute by and with the consent of y^ 
said James Colleton Thomas Smith Paul Grimball and Joseph 
Blake John Comings & Richard Conant Esq" or of any two or 
more of them to be attested by their witnessing the same on the 
back of the said Deed or Deeds Indented so to be signed and 
Sealed by the said Collonell Phillipp Ludwell and in case of his 
death or absence by the said James Colleton and in case of his 
Death or absence by the said Thomas Smith and in case of his 
death or absence by the said Paul Grimball which said Deed or 
Deeds soe to be executed as aforesaid being Recorded together 
with the Counterpart thereof signed and Sealed by the partys to 
whom Land shall be thereby Granted shall be as good and firme 
a Conveyance in Law for the Land therein mentioned to be 
Granted and Conveyed as if y« said Deed or Deeds Indented had 
been actually Signed Sealed and delivered by us the said William 
Earle of Craven Anthony Lord Ashley 

George Lord Carterett S"". Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas 



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Archdale & Thomas Amy. Our heires or assignes allways pro- 
vided That there be noe Land thereby Granted or conveyed then 
according to the Rules and quantity Limits and bounds that are 
Directed by our Rules and Instructions for Granting of Land 
here unto annexed and also provided that the said Rent of one 
peny per aker in the said Deed or Deeds Indented Reserved 
be made payable in the cheef Towne of that County wherein the 
Land so as aforesaid to be Granted or conveyed shall happen to 
be scituated from the next nine and twentieth of September, two 
yeares after the partys choose the Land conveyed or that it be 
run out or surveyed And also provided that the Land so Granted 
be not to any person or persons that have already possest land 
in Carolina and have not payed the Rent due to the Lords 
Proprietors for the Same to their Receiver or any other person 
Imj)loyed by them to receive the Same And we do Hereby 
Repeale and make voyd all Maner of former or other powers by 
us Heretofore Given for Granting or Conveying of Land to such 
persons as shall Transport themselves or others into our said 
Province to plant and inhabit Except our order of the thirteenth 
of May one thousand six hundred ninety and one about the 
Baronys to Landgraves and Cassiques and our Powers and orders 
for Selling Land. In Wittness whereof wee have here unto sett 
our Hands and Scales this Sixth day of ffebruary in the year of 
our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and two 
Exsamoned & compared by Craven Pallatine ( X ) 

Paull Grimball Secr'-y : A : Ashley ( X ) 

Recorded this 15^^^ September P Colleton (X) 

i693 ^ me J° Hamilton John Archdale for ) 

Depty Sec^:y Thomas Archdale J (X) 

Tho: Amy (X) 

September y^ 18*'^ 1693 

Read & Examined by y^ Governor & Counsill 

Tho: Smith 

This Indenture made the day of Anno Domini one 

thousand Between the R* Hono^'^. William Earle 

of Craven Pallatine Anthony Lord Ashley George 

Lord Carterett S^ Peter Colleton Barronett Seth Sothell Tho: 
Archdale and Thomas Amy Esq": The true and absolute Lords 
and Proprietors of the Province of Carolina in America of 
the one part and A: B. & c*: of the other part. Wittnesseth 



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that the said William Eaiie of Craven Anthony 

Lord Ashley. Geo= Lord Carterett S"" Peter. Colleton Seth 
Sothell Thomas Archdale & Thomas Amy. for and in Con- 
sideration of ye said A. B : his bringing into Carolina by 
name & c*: and for and in consideration of 

ye yearly Rent hereafter in and by these presents reserved & 
contained Have granted bargained sold aliened and confirmed 
and by these presents doe Grant bargaine sell Aliene and con- 
firme unto the said A. B. a plantation eontayning 
Acres of Land English measure lyeing and being in the County 
of in the province of Carolina a foresaid and 

bounded According to the plott hereunto 

Annexed together with all Woods underwoods Trees and what 
else there is thereon Standing or growing with priviledge of 
Hawking Hunting fishing and fowleing (Except and always 
reserved out of this present Grant all Mines Mineralls Quarrys of 
Gems and precious stones) And the Revertion and Revertions 
Remainder and Remainders of all and every the profits of the 
said premises To Have and to Hold the said plantation and 
premises Hereby Granted unto him the said A. B. His 
Heirs and assignes for ever yielding and payeing therefor 
yearly and every year upon the nine and twentieth day of 
September in every year unto the said William Earle of 
Craven Anthony Lord Ashley. George Lord 

Carterett S''^ Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale and 
Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes one peny of Lawfull 
money of England or the same quantity of silver in Bullion or 
other coine as there is or by Law ought to be in one peny of 
Lawfull money of England for every of the said Acres the 
first payment thereof to begin and be made on the nine and 
twentieth day of September which shall be in the year of our 
Lord Christ one thousand to be holden of them the 

said William Earle Craven Anthony Lord 

Ashley George Lord Carterett S''^ Peter Colleton. Seth Sothell 
Tho: Archdale and Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes in 
free & comon soccage And y^ said A. B : doth for himself e his 
Heirs executors Administrators and assignes Covenant promise 
and Grant to and with the said William Earle of Craven 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carteret S''= 
Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale & Thomas Amy 
their Heirs and assignes in Manor and forme following (that 

4— H. c. 



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is to say) That he the said A B : his Heirs and assignes shall and 
will from time to time and at all times hereafter well and truly 
pay or cause to be paid the said yearly Kent of one peny ^ aker 
or the quantity of silver aforesaid hereby reserved unto y« said 
William Earle of Craven Anthony Lord 

Ashley George Lord Carterett S"". Peter Colleton Seth Sothell 
Thomas Archdale & Thomas Amy their Heirs or assignes at or 
in Charles Towne in Berkley County in y^ said province of Caro- 
lina provided always and it is hereby agreed, that if the said 
yearly Eent of one peny ^ aker or the quantity of silver afore- 
said hereby reserved or any part thereof shall happen to be 
behind & unpaid by the space of six Calendar Moneths next over 
or after any of the said days of payment wheron the same is 
hereby reserved or made payable there being noe sufficient dis- 
tress upon y« premisses Hereby Granted then and in such case 
it shall and may be LawfuU to and for the said William Earle 
of Craven Anthony Lord Ashley George 

Lord Carterett 8''= Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas Arch- 
dale and Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes unto the Same 
premisses and every part there of to enter and to take and receive 
to their owne proper use and benefit the Rents Issues and profits 
thereof so long and untill they shall be fully satisfied and paid 
all arrears of the said Rent and all their reasonable charges 
damages and expences which they shall from time to time suffer 
or sustaine for or by reason of the non payment of the said 
Rent in Maner aforesaid provided also and the said A. B: doth 
for himselfe His Heirs and assignes Covenant and Grant to 
and with the said William Earle of Craven 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carterett S''^: Peter Colleton 
Seth Sothell Thomas Archdell and Thomas Amy their Heirs and 
assignes that in case it shall happen that the said yearly Rent 
Hereby reserved or any parte thereof be behind and unpaid in 
part or in all by the space of ninety days next over or after any 
of the said days of payment whereon the same ought to be 
paid by vertue of the reservation thereof herein before contained 
that then and so often it shall and may be Lawful! to and for the 
said William Earle of Craven Anthony Lord 

Ashley. George Lord Carterett S''= Peter Colleton Seth Sothell 
Thomas Archdale and Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes 
from time to time and at all times there after into all and every 
of the premises hereby Granted or any parte thereof to enter And 



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distraine and the distres and distresses then and there found 
to take lead and carry away and Impound and in Pound to 
detaine & keep or the said distresses to dispose of according to 
the Laws of England untill they shall be fully satisfied and paid 
all arreares of y^ said Kent and the reasonable charges and 
damages In Witness whereof the said partys to these presents 
have hereunto Interchangeably sett their hands and seales the 
day and year first above written 
Read & Examined by y^ 
Governor & Counsill 
y« 18th (Jay of September 1693 

Tho: Smith 

Rules and Instructions for Granting of Land 
Wee have directed the surveyor generall forthwith to sett out two 
countys one of the North of Berkley county which is to be Called 
Craven county and the other South which is to be called Colle- 
ton County to divide them into squares of twelve thousand acres 
which when done you are to observe the following Rules in the 
grants you pass for Lands in the Same and all other that here- 
after be sett out untill you have other orders from us X X 

1 In the first place you are to make choice of in all Navigable 
Rivers in each County to be sett out a peece of Land of five 
hundred acres whereon to build the port Towne for that River 
in y^ choice of which you are to have regard to the following 
particulars viz= That it be as farr up as the bigest ship that can 
come over the barr of the said River can safely and conveniently 
sayle. The Land yow make choice of to be so high above high 
water marke that there may be convenient Sellers made under 
ground that there be plenty of wholesome water easy to be come 
at. That it be (if possible) farr from Marshes swamps or stand- 
ing water X X 

2 The Square wherein the five hundred acres shall be by you made 
choice of for a port Towne is to be a Colony, soe are the two jiext 
squares on the same side of the River adjoyning to it and so are 
the squares in behind them from the River which six are to be a 
precinct and noe one man shall have in any of them nor any of 
the three squares on y^ other Side of y^ River opposite to them 
above the proportion following viz=: a proprietor eight hundred 
Acres any Landgrave that heath built a house in the said Towne 
and heath right to so much Land over and above his Baronys 



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six hundred acres, a Cassique that heath built a house in the Said 
Towne and heath right to so much Land over and above his 
Barronys four hundred acres any other person that heath right 
to so much Land and shall build a house in the said Towne two 
hundred acres and noe more, so that there may be roome for a 
good number of people to sitt downe together for the better 
strengthening of the place and whosoever doth take up Land in 
any of the said nine squares according to the said proportions 
may have as much front to the River as one fifth part of the 
depth or side lines of his land is in from the River X X 

3 You are to consider of a convenient place for a ferry upon 
Navigable River and having pitched upon a place convenient you 
are to order to be sett out one thousand acres which whosoever 
takes up shall be obleidged to keep a ferry for the ferryeing over 
men and horses at such pryce as Shall be agreed on by the Gov- 
ernor and Councill and when you pass a Grant for the said 
Land you are to Incert the condition for keeping a ferry in the 
Grant besides the rent XXX 

4 Any Landgrave or Cassique makeing it appeare to you that 
he is soe either by produceing his patent or being signifyed to 
you by us that Avee have soe created him and having subscribed 
in the book for that purpose provided to bear faith and true 
allegiance to our soveraigne Lord and Lady the king and queen 
their Heirs & Successors and to be true and faithfull to y« Lords 
proprietors their heirs and Successors you are then to Issue out 
your orders to the surveyor Generall to admeasure out unto him 
as many of the squars for Baronys in the said Coimty as of right 
doe belong unto him and he is willing to take up and are not 
made choice of by yow for a precinct for the Towne nor are 
before made choice of any other that hath right to choose pro- 
vided that each Barony be in one entire peece and that in noe one 
county there be above four Baronys Sett out to the Landgraves, 
four to Cassiques nor above eight Seignorys to the Lords pro- 
prietors so that in every county there shall be four and twenty of 
the forty squares remayning for the use of y^ people nor are 
yow in any County to suffer the people to posses more then four 
and twenty squares soe that sixteen intire squares may be left for 
the seignorys and Baronys. which Baronys you are to pass Grants 
for at the rent of twenty pounds ^ annum, as wee have apoynted 
by our order under our hands & Seales bearing date the thirteenth 



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day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred 
and ninety one. X X 

5 Any of the squares of a County that are made choice of by 
a proprietor shall be a seignory and yow are to pass Grants for 
the same to the Respective Proprietors who shall take up such 
squares reserving onely one eare of Indian corne rent when 
Lawfully Demanded. X X 

6 Any Proprietor Landgrave or Cassique that is not in Carolina 
may take up the Land belonging to his dignity by his Agent or 
attorney X X 

7 Noe man that hath right to Land in Carolina by purchase and 
is under the degree of a Proprietor shall have liberty to choose 
the Land due to him untill he have Subcribed in the book for 
that use provided to beare allegiance to our soveraigne Lord and 
Lady King William & Quen Mary their Heirs and Successors 
and to be true and faithfull to the palatine and Lords proprietors 
their Heirs and Successors XXX 

8 Any man that hath Subscribed as is above mentioned shall 
have liberty to choose their Land and have it sett out in maner 
following X X 

9 Any man who by purchase hath right to twelve thousand 
acres of Land, if he will take up all together in one peece shall 
have leave to choose any of the squares in any of the Countys 
that wee have directed forthwith to be sett out that is not actually 
made choice of by some other that hath right to choose a whole 
square or part of one and may have as much front to a Navigable 
River as his land is in depth, any man so having right to any 
quantity of Land under twelve thousand acres, and above six 
thousand acres may have as much of his Land fronting to a 
Navigable River as the quantity of acres will allow, with the side 
lines of the said peece of Land runing from the River in streight 
parallell lines three hundred forty six chaine soe that the breadth 
of the said peece of the head line in from the River may be equall 
to the front line of y« River. XXX 

10 Any man having right to six thousand acres of Land taking 
it up in one peece may have as much of his Land fronting to the 
River as halfe the depth viz: one hundred seaventy and three 
chaine fronting on the River. XXX 

11 Any man having right to any quantity of Land under six 
thousand and above three thousand acres may have as much front 
to the River as the said quantity of Land w^ill beare with the 



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side lines of it riming in from the River in streight paralell lines 
Three hundred forty six chaine XXX 

12 Any one that shall take up his Land three hundred forty six 
chaine in from a Navigable River shall have it in a square figure, 
butt any man that shall take up his Land in a Creek navigable 
for boatts only shall have butt a sixth part of his depth fronting 
to said Creek that soe the more persons may have the benefit of it 

13 If two navigable Rivers be so near together that the distance 
is not sufficient to have the side lines run in three hundred forty 
six chaine from each River. Then if they are above three hun- 
dred forty six chaine asunder the side lines are to run noe further 
then the midle between the said Rivers but if they be not above 
three hundred forty six chaine asunder the side lines of Land 
taken upon such part of them as are so near together may run 
from River to River. X X 

14 If any mans line that takes up his land in a navigable river or 
Creek be not contiguous to another, it shall not be nearer to 
anothers line then twelve chaine. if any mans line that takes up 
his Land three hundred forty six chaine in from a Navigable 
River be not contiguous to another it shall not be nearer to the 
next mans line then twenty chaine that so the space between 
line and line may not be too litle for a plantation and soe become 
useless to the Lords Proprietors. X X 

15 You are not to pass Grants to any man whatsoever above 
thirty miles south of Stonoh River nor above ffifty miles north of 
Ashley & Cooper Rivers upon any pretence whatsoever unless 
you have especiall orders for the same under the hands & Scales 
of the Palatine and two more of us the Lords Proprietors. — 

16 You the said Collonell Philip Ludwell are by and with the 
advice and consent of James Colleton Thomas Smith. Paul Grim- 
ball Joseph Blake John Comings and Richard Conant Esq": or 
any two or more of them to apoint such place or places as you 
Shall think convenient to erect townes in, about each of which 
places you may raserve a square of twelve thousand acres to be 
devided into such proportions for the better accomodateing of the 
Inhabitants of the said Towne as you the said Philip Ludwell 
shall thing convenient, always provided there be not gi-anted 
more than two hundred acres of the said square of twelve 
thousand acres to any person and to none butt to such who shall 
build a house in said Towne. X X 

17 From any of these Rules for setting out Land, bounding and 



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passing Grants for Land which we have also comanded the sur- 
veyor Generall to observe You are not to deviate without especiall 
orders for the same under the hands and seales of the Palatine 
and two more of the Lords Proprietors. X X 

18 For as much as many persons may desire to become inhabi- 
tants of Carolina that have not wherewithal! to purchase Land 
and are therefore willing to have Land on rent with which theire 
desire wee being willing to comply, you may therefore Grant to 
any free person above the age of sixteen years that comes to plant 
and inhabitt in Carolina and are content to signe the Counter 
part of the Deed according to the forme hereunto annexed Such 
proportions of Land as you and the Governor by us apointed 
Shall think fitt provided y^ same doe not exceed fifty acres of 
Land and fifty acres of Land more to them for each servant that 
he or they shall at their own cost & charge Import into Carolina 
ther to plant and inhabitt and within fourteen dayes after their 
arrival record the names and age of the said Servants and the 
ship they came in, in the Secretarys office and you may also 
Grant to each Servant that is willing to signe the like Counter- 
part when out of his or their time so much Land as you and our 
Governor for the time being shall think fitt provided it doe not 
exceed fifty acres to the respective persons and their Heirs for 
ever they paying one peny ^ acre ^ annum quitt rent for ever 
and which is to begin to be paid the next Michaelmas two 
years after the choice of their Land and to be soe Incerted in 
their respective Grants. XXX 

19 Any person that hath at his charge brought persons into 
Carolina to plant having made the same appear to you and that 
the names of the said persons and the ships they came in were 
Registered within fourteen days after the said Ships arrivall 
having Subscribed to beare faith and true allegiance to our Sov- 
eraigne Lord and Lady the King and Quen and fidelity to the 
Lords Proprietors you are to Issue out a warrant to our Surveyor 
Generall in the forme following none otherwise 

Whereas hath made it apeare that he hath at his 

proper cost and charge Imported into the province of Carolina 
persons aged above sixteen years to plant and 
inhabitt the said province named And per- 

sons under that age named the names of all 

which persons were registred in the secretarys office within the 
space of fourteen dayes after their respective arrivall in the 



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province aforesaid you are therefore to survey and admeasure out 
for the said Acres of Land according to the 

Rules and proportions apointed by y^ Lords proprietors Instruc- 
tions for Granting of Land, of which survey you are to make a 
Certificate the which together with the plot of said Land you 
are to returne to me that Grants may be made for the said Land 
and you are to take notice that if the said doe 

not within the space of ninety days after your survey eing or 
admeasuring of y^ said acres of Land take out Grants 

for the same and signe the Counterpart thereof according as it 
is apointed by the power to me given & Granted by William 
Earle of Craven Anthony Lord Ashley George 

Lord Carteret S''= Peter Colleton Barronet Seth Sothell Thomas 
Archdale and Thomas Amy Esq'■^ for conveying land that then 
the said Land is free to be made choice of run out surveyed and 
Granted to any other person whatsoever Given under my hand & 
Seale this day of Anno Domini 16.. X X 

And our surveyor or his deputy having done the same and the 
warrant and his returne thereon being recorded you are to pass a 
Deed Indented for the Same according to the forme to which 
These our Rules are annexed and you are to cause the party to 
whom you pass y« said Deed at the same time and before the Same 
witnesses to signe Seale and deliver a Counter part thereof to the 
use of us William Earle of Craven Anthony Lord 

Ashley George Ix)rd Carteret S''= Peter Colleton Seth Sothell 
Thomas Archdale and Thomas Amy our Heirs and assignes to 
which Deed you the said Collonell Philipp Ludwell and in case of 
your death or absence the said James Colleton and in case of his 
death or absence the said Thomas Smith and in case of his death 
or absence the said Paul Grimball and with the consent of the rest 
of our said Trustees or any two or more of them Testified by 
theire being wittnesses to the same, and y^ Counterpart being so 
signed sealed and delivered as a foresaid both are to be Recorded 
in the Registers office and the Counterpart of the said Deed to 
be kept^ amongst the Records of Land disposed of. X X 
20 Whereas Divers persons who have noe mind to be incumbred 
with payeing of rent have bought Land of us and may hereafter 
buy Land of us. You are to such as produce our order for it 
under the hand and seale of the Palatine and under the hands & 
seales of any two or more of the Lords Proprietors signifyeing 
the sume of money Received and the quantity of Land sold, to 



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pass Grants for the same according to the forme following. X X 
William Earle of Craven Palatine Anthony Lord Ashley 

George Lord Carteret Sr= Peter Colleton Barro" Seth Sothell 
Thomas Archdale & Thomas Amy Eq''^ the true and absolute 
Lords and Proprietors of the province of Carolina 
To all to whome these presents shall come Greeting Know Yee 
that we the said Palatine and Lords Proprietors for the Consid- 
eration of pounds of Lawful money of England to us 
in hand paid befor the sealing and delivery of this our Grant. 
Have bargained sold released confirmed assigned and sett over and 
by these presents doe bargain sell Release and Confirme assigne 
and sett over unto of a plantation contayn- 
ing acres English measure lyeing and being in the county 
of bounded according to the plot hereunto 
annexed to Have and to hold the said acres of Land 
to him the said His Heirs and assignes for ever with 
privilege of hawking hunting fishing and fowleing within the 
bounds of the same with all woods and trees with what else is 
thereon standing growing and being. Except all Mines and 
mineralls and all Quarrys of Gems and precious stones yielding 
and payeing therefor unto us our Heirs and assignes on every 
twenty ninth day of September ensueing the date hereof one year 
of Indian Corne when Lawfully demanded Given at Charles 
Towne in Berkley County in the province aforesaid under the 
Seale for that purpose provided wittness 

And the rest of our Trustees for Conveyeing Land in Carolina 
who have hereunto sett their hands this day of 

Anno Domi 16 . . 

21 This Grant being sealed with our Seale for that use provided 
and you the said Collonell Philipp Ludwell Having signed it 
and in case of your death or absence the said James Colleton and 
in case of his death or absence y« said Thomas Smith and in 
case of his death or absence the said Paul Grimball and any two 
or more of the said James Colleton Thomas Smith Paull Grim- 
ball Joseph Blake John Comings and Richard Conant and it 
being Recorded in the Registers office shall be a full and firme 
conveyance of the Land therin mentioned to the persons to 
whom it is Granted his Heirs and assignes for ever. X X 

22 You are to pass Grants to the Landgraves and Cassiques for the 
Baronys according to the forme following and not otherwise. X X 
This Indenture made the day of in the year of 



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our Lord Between the E*. Hono'^'e William Earle of 

Craven Palatine Anthony Lord Ashley George 

Lord Carteret S''= Peter Colleton Barronet Seth Sothell Thomas 
Archdale & Thomas Amy Esq" : The true and absolute Lords & 
Prop''®= of the province of Carolina in America of the one part 
And A. B. one of the of Carolina of the other part 

wittnesseth that the said William Earle of Craven Palatine 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carterett 
S'-^: Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale & Thomas 
Amy Doe Give and Grant and for them their Heirs and Succes- 
sors doe give and Grant unto A. B. as one of the of 
Carolina a Barony containing twelve thousand acres of Land 
English Measure lyeing and being in the County of 
in the Province of Carolina aforesaid and bounded according 
to the plot hereunto annexed together with all woods under- 
woods Trees and what else there is thereon standing or growing 
with priviledge of Hawking hunting fisheing and fowling Except 
and allwayes reserved out of this present Grant all Mines and 
Mineralls Quarrys of Gems and precious stones To Have & to 
Hold the said Baronys of twelve thousand acres and the premises 
hereby Granted all Intirely and undevided unto him the Said 
A. B : and his Heirs and to such his assignes and noe other to 
whom he shall assigne over or sell the same together with the 
Dignity of and the Barony thereunto belonging all 
Intirely together and undevided befor the year of our Lord 
one thousand seaven hundred for ever yeilding and payeing 
therefore yearly and every year upon the twenty ninth of Sep- 
tember in every year unto the said William Earle of Craven 

Anthony Lord Ashley. George Lord Carteret 
S'-. Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Tho= Archdale & Thomas Amy 
Their Heirs and assignes the yearly rent of twenty pounds of 
Lawful! money of England or as much silver in other coine as 
there is or by Law ought to be in twenty pounds of lawfull 
money of England the first payment to begin on the twenty ninth 
day of September which shall be in the year of our Lord Christ 
one thousand to be holden of them the said William 

Earle of Craven Anthony Lord Ashley. George 

Lord Carteret S"". Peter Colleton Seth Sothell. Thomas Archdale 
& Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes in fee and Comon 
Soccage and the said A B. doth for himselfe his Heirs executors 



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administrators and assignes Covenant & promise and grant to 
and with the said William Earle of Craven 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carteret 8''= Peter Colleton 
Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale & Thomas Amy Their Heirs and 
assignes in maner and forme following (that is to say) that he 
the said A B : his Heirs and assignes shall and will from time to 
time and at all times hereafter well and triiely pay or cause to be 
paid the said yearly Rent of twenty pounds or the quantity of 
silver aforsd Hereby reserved unto the said William Earle of 
Craven Anthony Lord Ashley George 

Lord Carterett 8'-= Peter Colleton Seth Sothell Thomas Arch- 
dale & Thomas Amy their Heirs and assignes in Charles Towne 
in Berkley County in the said province of Carolina provided 
always and it is hereby agreed that if the said yearly rent of 
twenty pounds or the quantity of silver aforesaid hereby reserved 
should be behind and unpaid in part or all by the space of ninety 
days next over or after any of the said days of payments whereon 
the same ought to be payed by vertue of the reservation thereof 
herein befor contayned that then and so often it shall and may 
be Lawfull to and for the said William Earle of Craven 

Anthony Lord Ashley George Lord Carterett' S''= 
Peter Colleton. Seth Sothell Thomas Archdale and Thomas Amy 
their Heirs and assignes from time to time and at all times there- 
after into all and every of the premises hereby granted or any 
parte thereof to enter and distraine and the distress and distresses 
then and there found to take lead and cary away and Impound or 
the said distress and distresses to dispose off according to the 
Laws of England untill they shall be fully satisfied all arrears 
of the said rent and it is hereby further agreed for the said A B. 
his Heirs and aasignes shall have power of granting estats of 
two third parts of the said Barrony in such parcells and to such 
persons as he his Heirs & assignes shall think fitt for three lives 
or for thirty one years certain and noe more and that one full 
third part of the said Barony and the remainning third part be 
allways Demesne and remaine in the possession of the person 
who shall posses the said Dignity of for the better 

Support of the said Dignity In Wittness whereof the partys 
hereunto Interchangeable have sett their hands & seales the day 
and year first above written Given under our hands & Seales the 
sixth day of february Anno Domini 1692 



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T*"^: 18*^: Examined p me Craven Palatine (seale) 

1693= Paul Grimball A. Ashley ( X ) 

Secry Peter. Colleton (X) 

Xgth 7ber Read & Examined John. Archdale — ] 

1673 by ye Governor & for j. (X) 

Counsill Thomas Archdale J 

Tho : Smith Thomas : Amy ( X ) 

William Earle of Craven Lord Viscount Craven Baron of Hamp- 
stead Marshall Palatine and the rest of the true and absolute 
Lords & prop" : of y^ province of Carolina 
To all whom These presents shall come Greeting 
Know ye y* whereas wee did publish and under our hands and 
Seales apoint Constitutions of Government for the province of 
Carolina wherein among other things it was provided that every 
fforraigner that should Subscribe the said Constitutions and take 
an oath to beare faith and true allegiance to our soveraigne Lord 
the King His Heirs and Successors and to be true and faithfuU to 
us the Lords proprietors our heirs and Successors should be natu- 
ralized and enjoy all the same privileges with English men And 
Whereas the inhabitants of the said province has declared they 
would rather be Governed by the powers Granted to us by our 
Charter or Letters patent from the Crowne and wee our selves 
being of opinion it may be more for the quiet of the inhabitants 
and protection of the good and orderly inhabitants of our said 
province and speedyer bringing to Justice all such as shall break 
the Laws in favouring of pyrats or Injuring the indians or other 
things, have also thought fitt to Governe the said province by the 
full power Granted to us by our said Constitutions there is now 
noe provizion for the securing the descent of the reall Esteats 
of fforreigners to their next Heirs or to such to whom by their 
Last Wills and Testaments, they shall bequeath the same butt doe 
by Law escheat to us who are the true and absolute Lords and 
Proprietors of the said Province Yett wee being unwilling to 
take advantage of the Inconveniencys. the said fforreigners have 
contributed to bring on themselves by Joyning with those who 
oposed the receiving the said Constitutions for the security of 
the descent of their reall Estates to their posterity or to such 
to whom they shall by their Last wills and Testaments bequeath 
the same Doe Hereby promise and declare for ourselves our 
Heirs Successors and assignes not to take the advantage of the 



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forfeiture of any Aliens estate that shall escheat to us upon his 
death that heath taken out Grants for the same and duely paid 
the rent of one peny ^ aker of all Lands he hath possest in Caro- 
lina not bought of us and the like of all Land bought of us and 
paid for butt will Suffer the same to goe to and be enjoyed by 
the next of Kin to the said person that is deceased or by the 
person to whom by his last w411 and Testament he shall bequeath 
the same and at their request will convey the said reall estate to 
the said persons according to the forme wee have apointed for 
Granting of Land in Carolina without any other Conditions then 
such as were contayned in the Grant to the Alien deceased and 
without any other Charge then the usuall fees for such Grants. 
And our Will and pleasure is that this our Grant be Registred 
in the Secretarys and Registers office in Carolina that it may 
remaine upon Record in the said province and be binding to us 
our Heirs and Successors and assignes In Witness whereof wee 
have hereunto Sett our hands & Scales this twelth day of A prill 
1693 
Recorded the 20*^^ (j^y Qf ggp. Craven Palatine (X) 

tember ^ me A : Ashley ( X ) 

J° Hamilton Peter Colleton ( X ) 

Dep*y: SeCy Thomas Amy (X) 

Whereas wee Have contracted w^th M''. James Le Bas for three 
thousand acres of Land for one hundred and fifty pounds of 
which sume Wee have already received Ninety pounds, you are to 
direct the surveyor Generall to admeasure the same out for him 
in such place as the said M"": James Le Bas shall choose within 
the Limitts And with such proportion of front to the Navigable 
Rivers & Creeks as wee by our Instructions for setting out & 
bounding of Land bearing date in September 1683 have 
appointed and you are to pass Grants for said Three thousand 
Acres of Land to him and his Heirs and assignes for ever Reserv- 
ing onely one year of Corne Rent when Lawfully demanded 
According to the fforme we have appointed for Land sold Which 
three Thousand Acres of Land Is to be a Manner If he the said 
M"^. James Le Bas shall soe desire. And you are to take from him 
a Mortgage of the said Three Thousand Acres of Land to S"". 
Peter Colleton for our use for the Securing the payment of the 
Remaining sixty pounds on the five and Tw^entieth day of Decem- 
ber which shall be in y^ year of our Lord one Thousand six hun- 



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dred eighty and six here in London for which this our order 
(which you are to record and ffile) shall be your warrant Given 
under our hands and Seales this six and twentieth day of Sep- 
tember Anno Dom 1685 

To Joseph Morton Esq'' one of Craven Palatine (X) 

the Landgraves and Governor Peter Colleton (X) 

of that part of our province of Seth Sothell 
Carolina that lyes south and 
West of Cape fear and to the 
Governor for the time being 
and our dep'^^ 

Recorded this 20'^: of September 
1693 : ^ me J° Hamilton 

Depty; Sec^y 

London, this iO'^: of Aprill. 1693 
Wee have seen an Act past in Carolina Intituled an Act to pro- 
vide Indifferent Jury men in all causes Civill and Criminall 
which Act requiring the Sheriffe of each County to devide all the 
Persons of each County into twelves and them write in papers 
and two papers of twelve names each to be drawne and the 
persons whose names are therein contained to be Sumoned to 
serve as Jury men the next Court after Such draught and then one 
of the said papers drawne againe and the persons whose names 
are writen in the paper thus last drawne to be the Jury for tryall 
of Causes. We Judge to be very unreasonable and many wayes 
dangerous and Tending to the leaveing the most Enarmous 
Crimes unpunisht especially Pyracy for it will thereby be in the 
power of the sheriffe so to devide the twelves for each paper that 
there shall be in every paper some notorious favorers of pyrats 
who Comeing prepared for it. may be able to constraine the rest 
of the Jury to consent to what Verdict they please, Which being 
contrary to their Majt'^^: Service and dangerous to the peace 
perhaps of England it selfe, and the said Act being in other 
things very dangerous to the Inhabitants of our Province and 
Contrary to the Laws of England as it is declared in the Bill of 
Rights passed in their present Majestys Reigne. Wee have 
thought fitt to dissent to and thereby have made the same null 
and voyd and doe require you nott to Suffer the same to be putt 
in Execution as a Law in Carolina and that you doe forthwith 
upon receipt hereof give notice of our dissent to the said Act to y* 



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respective sheriffs of the Countys there and that the' said Law is 
thereby vacated and ceased to be a Law and that they are not to 
putt the said Act in Execution as a Law any Longer. Wee have 
also seen another Act Intituled an Act to regulate Regulate^ 
Elections of Members of the Generall Assembly which Act 
enabling all persons that make oath they are worth ten pounds to 
give their vote for Members of y^ Assembly and all the Members 
for the present being chosen for the Countys. Wee are of opinion 
they ought all to be ffreeholders that elect and the said Act nott 
mentioning how longe any person worth Ten pounds must have 
been an Inhabitant of the County before he be admitted to vote 
for Members of the Assembly, It is so loose that by this Act all 
the pyrats that were in the shipe that had been plundering in the 
Red Sea had been quallified to vote for Representatives in Caro- 
lina which being of dangerous consequence to the inhabitants, 
Wee have thought fitt to dissent to that Act also, butt have Cheer- 
fully passed and under our hands and Scales ratifyed and con- 
firmed the Act Intituled an Act for the better observation of y^ 
Lords day comonly Called Sunday and are as well pleased with 
all those that voted for it and wee ho^De that you will take great 
care the said Act be strictly put in Execution 
Wee have also ratified and confirmed the Act intituled an Act to 
prevent Swine going loose or at large in or about Charles Towne 
and to prevent Nusances and Shall be alwayes ready to consent 
to any other Act that wee are convinced is for the good or con- 
veniency of the inhabitants of our Province 
Wee have thought fitt to Send you additionall Instructions about 
passing Laws in Carolina which you are to observe and wee doe 
require that you ratifye no law that diminisheth or altereth any 
of the powers granted to us in our Charter from the Crowne 
but when any such bill is past in the Generall Assembly & con- 
sented to by our selves you are to Send the Same unto us for our 
aprobation and consent befor you ratify the same our intent and 
meaning being that nothing of that nature should be putt in 
Execution as a Law in Carolina untill wee our selves have con- 
sented to it X 

The ffrench have complained to us that they are threatned to 
have their Estates taken from their Children after their death 

^The first "regulate" is the last word on page 93. "Regulate" is the first 
word on page 94. Between them on an unpaged leaf is recorded "Instruc- 
tions for Granting of Land". 



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because they are Aliens now many of them have bought the Land 
they Enjoy of us and if their estates are forfeited they Escheat 
to us and god forbidd that wee should take the advantage of y^ 
forfeiture nor doe wee soe intend and therefore have Sent our 
Declaration under our hands & Seales to that purpose Which 
wee will Shall be registred in the Secretarys and Registers office 
that it may Remaine upon Record in Carolina and be obleidging 
to our Heirs Successors and assignes, They also complaine that 
they are required to begin their Divine Worshipe at y« same time 
that the English doe which is inconvenient to them in Regard 
that several! of their Congregation liveing out of the Towne are 
forced to come and goe by water and for y« Convenience of such 
they begin their Divine worship earlyer or later as the Tide 
serves in which wee would have them not Molested 
They complaine also that they are told the Marriages made by 
their Ministrers is not Lawfull because they are not ordained by 
some Bishop and their Children that are begotten in such Mar- 
riages are Bastards Wee have power by our Patent to grant Lib- 
erty of conscience in Carolina. And it is Granted by Act of Par- 
liament here and persons are Marryed in the Dutch and ffrench 
Churches by Ministers that were never ordained and yett wee 
have not hard that the Children begotten in such marriages are 
reputed unlawful! or bastards and this Seems to us oposite to 
that Liberty of conscience their Majesties have consented to here 
and wee pursuant to the poAver Granted to us have Granted in 
Carolina X X X X 

Wee desire these things may be remedyed and that theire Com- 
plaint of all kind be heard with favour and that they have 
equall Justice with English men and Enjoy the Same priviledges 
it being for their Majesties Service to have as many of them as 
we can in Carolina XXX 

Wee would have them receive all manar of Just incouragem*: 
whatsoever and we would have you send for y*^ cheife of them 
and give them asurance of it 

Wee find that M"^. Joshua Hobson Deputy to M^ Grimball in 
the Secretarys office did Suffer for the refusing to submitt to the 
usurped authority of M"". Sothell wherefore wee are willing that 
he should be incouradged and would not have him hindred from 
pleading in the Courts there as well as assisting him as his 
Dei^uty in Secretarys office, The which wee doe in favour to the 
s'^. Joshua Hobson as well as to ease our Secretary who being 



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to Send us constant copys of all that passeth in the Coimcill and 
Parliament there, for which he hath noe fees wee would not have 
his charge augmented by forcing him to allow M*". Hobson a 
greater salary to Incourage him to continue his Deputy and this 
wee would done unless you can give us Some very substantial! 
reason to the contrary X X 

Wee observe in the Act about Jurys the fines of those Jury men 
that doe not apeare are apointed to be paid to y^ Treasurer to be 
disposed of as the Generall Assembly shall direct Wee doe not 
find one president that the Parliament of England have ever 
reserved any money either out of Taxes or forfeitures to be 
disposed of by themselves, And by our Grant from the Crowne 
the Laws of Carolina are to be as near as may be agreeable to 
the Laws of England. Wherefore wee desire you to be cautious 
how you pass any Such Clauses for the future, for we shall con- 
sider very well befor wee pass any such, all publique money in 
Carolina must be disposed of by our order or consent XXX 
And wee also desire that in all Acts or other publique writings 
you give us the same Stile that is given to us by the Crowne in 
our patent of true and absolute Lords Which Title gives us no 
more power then the patent it selfe doth nor doe wee claime more 
thereby X X X X X 

Wee have thought fitt to apoint M^ Thomas Smith to be Sheriff 
or Cheif Judge of Berkly County by which Imployment wee 
doe not understand that he is incapacitated to serve as a Deputy 
butt may continue in that station alsoe wee comitt you to pro- 
tection of Almighty God and rest 

Your very affectionate ffriends 
To the Governor and our Craven. Pallatine 

Deputys at Ashley River in A: Ashley 

Carolina P: Colleton 

Recorded this U^^: day of Tho: Amy 

November: 1693 

^ me J° Hamilton 

Dep'y; SeC-fy 

Wee the Pallatine and Lords Prop-'s doe ratify & confirme the 
Act Entituled An Act for the better observation of y^ Lords Day 
comonly called Sunday Witness our hatids and Scales this 
seventh day of Aprill one thousand six hundred ninety and three 



-H. c. 



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John Archdal ) Craven Pallatine (seale) 

for Tho. Archdal 1 (seale) A: Ashley (seale) 

Thomas. Amy (seale) P: Colleton (seale) 

Recorded this 14*''. day of 
November i693 ^ me 

J° Hamilton 

Depty SeCty 

Wee the Palatine and Lords Prop'^s doe ratify and Confirme the 
Act. Entitiiled An Act to Prevent Swine goeing loose or at large 
in or about Charles Towne & to prevent Niisances Witness our 
hands and Scales this tenth day of Aprill one thousand six hun- 
dred ninety and three 



Recorded this i4th day 


Craven Pal*'"^ : 


(seale) 


of November 1693 ^ me 


A: Ashley: 


(seale) 


J" Hamilton 


P : Colleton 


(seale) 


Dep'y; SeC^ty 


Thomas. Amy 


(seale) 



Wee the Palatine and. Lords Prop'^s. doe dissent to the Act 
Entituled An Act to regulate the Elections of Members ol 
Assembly, and thereby make the Same Null and voyd Witness 
our hands and Scales this Tenth day of Aprill 1693 



Recorded this 14*^^. day 




Craven Pal*'"^: 


(X) 


of November 1693 




A: Ashley 


(X) 


^ me 




P: Colleton 


(X) 


J° Hamilton 




Thomas Amy 


(X) 


Depty; Sec 


ty 







Wee the Palatine and Lords Proprs Doe dissint to the Act In- 
tituled An Act to provide Indifferent Jury men in all Causes 
Civill and Criminall and thereby make the Same Null and Voyd 
Wittness our hands and Scales this seventh day of Aprill 1693 
Recorded this 14'^ Craven Palt'"^: (X) 

day of Novem.ber A : Ashley ( X ) 

1693 ^ me P : Colleton ( X ) 

J° Hamilton Thomas Amy (X) 

William Earlo of Craven Lord. Viscount Craven. Baron 
of Ilampstead Marshall Palatine and the rest of the 
true & absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province of 
Carolina 



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To all their Majestyes faithfull 

Subjects inhabitants of our 

said Province and to all 

others whom it may concerne. Greeting 

Whereas, by our Proclamation bearing date the eight day of 
November in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred 
ninety and one. for divers good Considerations. Wee did suspend 
M"". Seth Sothell who is or pretends to be one of the Proprietors 
of the said Province from the Government thereof, and who had 
taken the Government thereof upon him as he pretended by vir- 
tue of certain Constitutions by us apointed for the Goverment 
of our said Province and Wliereas the inhabitants of our Pro- 
vince have desired rather to be Governed by y^ full power 
Granted to us by our Charter from the Crowne as it was repre- 
sented to us by M"". Maurice Mathews the whom they did Im- 
power to be their Agent with which their desire wee having 
Complyed Whereby the Rules and Limitations apointed by the 
said Constitutions for the Goverment are now ceased and y* 
Goverment of the said Province is to be for the future as it shall 
be directed by the Majority of us the said Lords Prop''s : of the 
said Province pursuant to the powers granted to us by our 
Charter, And whereas Wee are informed that the said Seth 
Sothell hath notwithstanding our said suspention pretended 
a right to the Goverment to the great disturbance of the quiett 
of our Province that none of y^ inhabitants may be seduced from 
their duty by the pretensions or Inveglings of the said Seth 
Sothell and thereby run into the danger of the loss of their lives 
and Estates by the breach of the Lawes through Ignorance Wee 
doe hereby make knowne and publish they are not to obey the 
said Sothell as Governor of Carolina or any party thereof unless 
to be Impowred soe to be by the Palatine and Major part of 
the Lords Prop^^s : by Comission under our hands and Seales butt 
are to obey such other Governor as shall be apointed by us the 
Palatine and the Major of us the Lords Prop''s: or in default 
thereof by the Palatine himselfe under his hand & scale and 
if no Governor be appointed by the Palatine under his hand and 
Seale' then such Governor as shall be apointed by virtue of our 
Instructions for the Goverment bearing date the eight day of 
November one thousand six hundred ninety and one or such 
other Rules and Instructions as shall be hereafter given by us 
under our hands and Seales whereof none are to fail as they will 



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answer the Contrary at their perills. Given under our hands and 
Seales this Eleventh day of May one thousand six hundred 
ninety and Three 
Recorded this 14:^^ day of 
November. i693 f) 

J° Hamilton 
Depty; Sec^ty 



Craven Palt'"^: 




(seal) 


Cartaret 




(X) 


A: Ashley 




(X) 


P : Colleton 




(X) 


John Archdal 


! 




for Thomas. Archdal 


(X) 


Tho : Amy 


J 


(X) 



William Earle of Craven Lord L" : of the county of 
Medlesex and Barrough of Southwarke one of the 
Lords of his Maj*'^ : — most Hono^'^ privey councill 
Pallatine and the rest of the True & absolute Lords 
& Prop" : of the Province of Carolina 
To Joseph West Esq'^ Governo"^ : of that part of our 
Province that Lyes South and west of Cape feare 
or The Governo'^ for the time being & our Deputys 

Greetting 
Whereas we have Sold unto Isaac ffleuery three hundred and 
fifty acres of Land in Carolina, for which we have Received 
Seventeen pounds Tenn Shillings, You are to Direct y*^ : Survey©'' 
Generall to admeasure the Same out for him in Such place as he 
the Saide Isaac ffleuery, Shall choose within the Lemitts & w'^^ : 
Such proportion of front to y^ : navigable river or creeks as Wee 
have by our Instructions beareing date in September one thous- 
and Six hundred Eighty & three apointed, And you are to passe 
grants for the Said three hundred & ffifty Acres of Land to him 
his heires & Asignes forever according to the forme Wee have 
apointed for Land Sold for which this shall be your warr': 
w'^^ : you are to Record and file Given under our hands & Seales 
this fourteenth day of Aprill one thousand Six hundred Eighty 
& five 

Recorded this 2pt . Craven Palt'"«: (X) 

March 1693/4 Albemarell (X) 

^ me Paull. Grimball : Secr^y : P. Colleton ( X ) 

William Earle of Craven Lord viscount Craven 
Baron of hamstead Marshall Palatine 

To Thomas Smith Esq-" : 

Governor of the Province 

of Carolina 



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Whereas it is agreed by y« : Lords Prop'^^ : of y^ : Said Province 
that the Pallatine Should name y« : Governo'^ : I out of y^ : trust & 
Confydence, I have of y^: wisdome Prudence Integrety & Loy- 
allty of you Thomas Smith doe hereby nominate constitute & 
apoint you y^ : Said Thomas Smith to be Governo"" : & Comander 
in cheif in Carolina w'^: full power & authoritye to doe, act & 
execute all Such Jurisdictions & powers as by virtue of y^ : Rules 
of Govern!^ : & Instructions given by my Self e & y^ : Rest of y^ : 
Lords Prop""^ : of y« : s'^ Province, a Governo"" . . is to doe & Excer- 
sise, and you are to follow Such Instructions as are herew'^ ; Sent 
you or y*. you Shall hereafter from time to time receive from 
my Selfe, & y^ : Rest of y^ : Lords Prop"^* : of the Said province & 
thus to Continue dureing my pleasure. Given under my hand & 
Seale this twenty ninth day of Nov^^"" : in y^ : yeare of our Lord. 
1693/ ^ Paltine (Locco) 

Craven : (Sigile) 

Recorded this 7*^ : aprill 1694 
^ me PaulL Grimball Secr'^y : 

Whereas we did on y^ : twenty Eight of September one thousand 
Six hundred eighty three receive from Robert Stevens & Barthol- 
omew Le Roux y^: Sume of Seaventen pounds ten Shillings y^: 
purchase money of three hundred & fifty acres of Land for W^** : 
we issued out an order for y*^ : passing grants to them for y^ Said 
Land in these words Following 

William Earle of Craven Lord Lieutenant of y^ : County of Mid- 
lesex & Borrough of Southwarke one of y^ : Lords of his Majesties 
most hono^'e : Privy Councill & palatine & y^ : rest of y^ : true & 
absolute Lords & prop" : of y^ : Province of Carolina 
To Joseph Morton Esq"^ : Governo'^ : for y* : part of our Province 
that Lyes South & west of Cape feare or y*=: Governo"". for y^: 
time being & our Deputies Greeting X X 

Whereas we have Sold unto Robert Steven & Bertholomew Le 
Roux three hundred & fifty acres of Land for W^^: we have 
received of them y^: Sume of Seaventeen pounds, ten Shill, you 
are to direct y« : Surveyo"^ : generall to run y*^ : Same out for them 
& you are to pass grants for y«: Same as we have directed for 
Land Sold, & they Carrying or Sending five ^sons in this Ship, 
by which there is two hundred & fifty acres more due to them for 
w^^ : they are to pay y^ : rent reserved by yo"" : Instructions you are 
to direct y« Laying out of y'^ : whole Six hundred acres for them 



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in y^: towne precinct if they desire it, for which this Shall be 
your warr": Given under our hands & Scales this 8"' of Sep**="M 
1683 

Craven Albemarell Bath or y^: L,'^: Carterett P Colleton 
Recorded this 26*'^ : March 1694 
^ me Paull Grimball 

And whereas its is aleaged by y^ : Said Robert Stevens y* : y^ : S'^ : 
Land was not taken up by him or y^ : Said Bartholomew Le Roux 
or grants pased for y^. Same if upon examination you Shall 
find y' : Grants for y^ : Said Land hath not already past for y^. 
Same to y^ : Said ^sons or either of them or to any other ^son 
for them, you are then to pass grants for y^: Said three hundred 
& Fifty acres of Land according to y^. forme we have directed 
for Land Sold, & if y^: Said Stevens Shall desire y*: one hundred 
acres of Land by him purchased of one John Maverick be part of 
y^. said thre hundred & fifty acres of Land, you are to include it 
in y^. Said grant for which this our order w'^'^ : you are to record & 
file Shall be yo"": w^arr": Given under our hands & Scales this 
23d . (Jay of Septet ; 1690 
To James Colleton Esq"": one 
of y^ Landgraves & Gov- 
erno"^: of y*: ^t of Carolina 
y': Lyes South & west of 
Cape feare & y^: rest of our 
Trustees for granting of 
Land 

Recorded y*^ : 20*'' : March 1694 
^ me Paull Grimball 

London y^: 24° of November 1693 
Wee have reced yo"^ : Letter of y^ : 17° — of May by way of new 
yorke & alsoe y*: of y^: 24° by way of Barbadoes by which we 
perceive y* : y« : Goverm* : is in y« : hands of M*" : Tho : Smith w'^'* : 
is as we would have it, we perseive y^. asembley hath past eight 
acts of w'^^: we have not as yett Reced y^: copys we understand 
there was Some Struggling about an act of Indemnity, butt Such 
pardon as we think fitt to grant was Sent by y^: Last Ships y*: 
went from hence w'^'^: we hope will putt an end to y^: debates 
about y^: matter we take notice y*: Some of y^: troublers of y^: 
quiett of Carolina have Left it, & y*: you are of opinion y*: if 
three more were gone, y^: country would be Soone in a Settled 



Craven 


(X) 


P Colleton 


(X) 


Thos: Amye 


(X) 



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Condition y^: laws of England have apointed punishm*: for 
Such as by false & Scandelous reports & Sedicious Speechs & 
Insinuations endeavour to disturbe y^ : publique peace & quiett, & 
if you putt these Laws Streictly in Execution, men will be Care- 
full how they offend w"^'^: will produce order & quiett we Shall 
Inf orme y^ : Comissioners of theire Maj^y®^ : Customes here, of y^ : 
Care you have taken aboutt their Maj^y^ : dutys on Cotton trans- 
ported from Carolina to other plantations we perceive y*: Coll 
Ludwell had proposed to y^ : asembly to Consider of a forme of a 
deed for us to grant our Land by, for W^^^ he had noe authoritye 
from us, nor doe we aprove of it, for y^ : Land is ours & we Shall 
not part w*^: it but upon our owne termes, we take notice, y*: 
you have information y*: one Westbrooke hath been killed by a 
Savanah Indian & y': you are resolved to enquire Streictly into 
it Least you fall into y^: contemptt of y^: Indians you are to be 
very CarefuU in this matter, for we have heard it is comon among 
the Indians to doe an ill thing & then Lay it upon another nation, 
& if y^: matter of fact be done by a Savano our opinion is 
that you Shall require y*^ : Savanos themselves to punish y^ : 
person y* : did it, and not deliver him up to be punishett by you, 
for we are Informed y*: Indians are aptt to reveng y^: death 
of theire Relations upon y' : nation y* : putt him to death although 
he be delivered up as a Criminall by his owne nation to be putt 
to Death, & you must not expect to have Long peace w*"*: y*: 
Indians unless you punish Such English as doe violence to them 
In our Instructions for y*=: Goverm*: to Coll: Ludwell we 
ordred y*: all Pyratts that Came to Carolina Should be Seized 
& prosecuted & therefore we desire that you will Satisfye us how 
it Came to pass how those Pyratts that Left theire Ship as a 
wreck at Sea & came into Carolina & where they Confest (as we 
are Informed) that they had been plundring y«: Mogulls Sub- 
jects in y^ : red Sea came not to be procecut'd & try'd as pyratts 
when by their owne Confession there was proofes against them, 
we Comitt you to y^ : protection of almighty God & rest 
Your very afectionate 

ffrends 
Recorded y*: Craven Pallatine 

10th . of Aprill 1694 A Ashley 

^ me Paull Grimball P Colleton 

Thomas Amye 

Read in Councill y« : 13 day of March 16934 



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Whereas we are informed y*: divers of the Inhabittants of our 
province not willing to have y^ : Incumbrance of a rent on theire 
Lands are Desirious to buy y^ : Same But not haveing money in 
England desire they may be admited to pay y*^ : purchase money 
In Carolina w*'' : w'^^ : theire desires we being willing to Comply 
Doe therefore hereby Impower & Direct you James Colleton 
Esq''^ Paull Grimball Tho: Smith & Barnard Schenckingh 
Esq'^^= & y^ : rest of our trustees for ganting Land to pas grants 
to all Such ^sons for Land after y^ : maner we have Directed 
for Land Sold y*: Shall have paid to Paull Grimball Esq"": our 
Reseiver Generall y^: purchase money for y«: Same after y': 
rate of one Shill for every acre either in y^ : Curr" : money of y^ : 
Kingdome of England or in peices of Eight of y^: Coyne of 
maxico Civill or piller money of peru weighing Eighteen peny 
troy weight each peice of Eight or in Leighter peices of y^ : Same 
Coyne After y^ : rate of five Shill : & four pence y^ : ounce troy, 
& Shall produce to you y^ : Said Grimballs Receipt for y^ : Same, 
Registred in y^: Registers ofice, alwaise provided y*^. Such Sales 
doe not in y^ : whole Exceed twelve thousand acres nor be not any 
of y^: towne Lotts of Charles towne or any other towne for all 
which this Shall be your warr" : Given under our hands & Scales 
this 8'^= of Novber= 1691 

Recorded this Craven Palatine ( X ) 

1st . may 1694 A Ashley ( X ) 

^me Carterett (X) 

P Colleton ( X ) 

John Archdale 1 

for Tho: Archdale \ (X) 
Tho : Amy ( X ) 

William Earle of Craven Lord viscount of Craven Baron of 
Hampstead, Marshall Lord Lieutenant of the County of Midd'': 
and Burrough of South warke one of the Lords of his Majesties 
Most Hono**^« privy Councill, Lieutenant General of all his Maj^^^^ : 
fforces Pallatine, And the Rest of the Lords and Prop''s of the 
Province of Carolina 

To James Colleton Esq"" one of the Landgraves of Carolina : 
Landgrave Joseph West, and the rest of our Trustees for 
Granting Land in Carolina 

Whereas wee have given unto Maurice Mathews Esq'' one thous- 
and Acres of Land in Consideration of his haveing Purchased 



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the Lands from the Indians and takeing Bills of Sale for the 
Same according to the forme by us Sent him (viz) one from the 
Cassique of Stonoh, one from the Queen or Cheife Governesse 
of Edestoh, one from the Cassique of Ashepoo one from the 
Queen or Cheife Governesse of S*: Hellena, one from the Cas- 
sique of Combahe, one from the Cassique of Cussah, one from 
the Cassique of Wichcaugh, one other from the Cassique of Wim- 
bee, And one other Generall Deed from all the said persons of 
their said Lands from the Sea to the Appalatean Mountaines, You 
are therefore to Cause the said one thousand Acres of Land to be 
Laid out for the said Maurice Mathews, in Such place as he Shall 
desire, not already made Choice of by Some other ^son who 
hath a Right to Choose, Or that is not made Choice of for the 
Precint of Some Towne, alwayes Provided that the said Land 
be within the Limitts And bounded according to our Rules for 
Setting out measureing of Land, ffor which you are to passe 
Grants to him and his Heires Reserving only one Eare of Indian 
Corne Rent yearly when Lawfully Demanded, According to the 
fforme Wee have appointed for Land Sold for which this (Which 
you are to Record & ffile) Shall be your Warrant, Given under 
our hands and Scales, this Second day of November Anno Domi 
1686 



Craven Pallatint 


(X) 


Albemarle 


(X) 


P : Colleton 


(X) 


Tho: Amy 


(X) 




^ 




J° Hamilton 




Deyty: Sec^y 



Recorded this 6**^ : day of ffeb''y 
Anno Domi 169 4/5 



To the Governor of South Carolina 

I doe hereby give Liberty unto William Sadler uppon his 
arrairvell in Carolina to take up a Towne Lott for himselfe out of 
that Land, which was formerly Run out for me at Charles 
Towne, Witness my hand this 20^^: July 1694 

John Archdale. 
Recorded the 20*^ : March 169 4/5 
^ J° Hamilton 
Depty: Sec-^ty 



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Wee understand that the Ground weares away at Charles 
Towne for want of wharfing in, Now wee are Content that every 
man that hath a Lott on the Sea, shall have Liberty to wharfe in 
the Land before his Lott in the said Towne, and take the profitt 
of it to himselfe Provided that the persons who have the benefitt 
of this our Concession doe Settle Some way amongst them, for 
the wharfing and keeping in Constant Repaire. The wharfes 
against the Ends of the Streets allso; So that there may a 
Wharfe for the other Inhabitants to Land their Goods at with- 
out Charge, Dated the 24'^ day of Aprill, j694 
To our Governor and Craven Pallatine 

Deputyes at Ashley River Bathe 

Recorded the 24^'^ day of A: Ashley 

xber i694 ^ John Archdale for 

J"o Hamilton Tho: Archdale 

Depty : SeC^ty Tho : Amy 

London. Aprill y« 24°: 1694 
Wee think good to give you a Small Abstract of a former Letter 
to you of the 29''^ of November 1693 : wherein wee earnestly Sig- 
nified, our Great Dislike of your entertayning or in any wise 
Coniving at the releife or Succouring of any Pyrats especially 
of that Grand one from the Red Sea who there plundred y« 
Mogulls Subjects as wee have been Informed of, which wee desire 
an Acco" in your next to us 

Wee also Expect an Accompt of the murder of Westbrooke by a 
Savanah Indian, hopeing that you have been diligent, to Search 
into the truth thereof, and punish the Same according to Justice, 
butt Since that time, wee have Reed yours of y« 12° — of October 
i693, whereby wee are Surprized at the Strong ferment of Dis- 
content amongst the people, as alsoe of your despair to Alley and 
accomodate the Same and therefore of your Intentions and of 
many of the people to remove into other parts of America with- 
out giving us y*' particular Causes of this great discontent. Lay- 
ing the same only upon a Generall faction of a Long Date amongst 
you, Hopeing therefore that this our Letter may find the Strong 
discontented humour of the people more allayed and your owne 
feares more Abated, Wee desire y^ principall aggreivances may 
be in particular represented to us by the first Ships, And wee 
doubt not. but to give the people all reasonable Satisfaction on 
our part. In the Mean time wee desire you to assist our Receiver 



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Generall in gathering our quitt Rents either in Money, or in the 
true and full value in Such Comoditys of the produce of the 
Country as you both shall think fitt, Wee expect our arrears to 
be gathered gradually, there being foure yeares due at Lady 
day Last, Wee Expect that before Michaelmas day next, Two 
yeares Rent be Collected, And So every year two yeares together, 
untill the whole arreares be Satisfied, And this wee Look on as 
reasonable haveing at the beginning of our Planting that Col- 
lony: allowed fifteen years time free of all quitt Rents, whereas 
noe other Country though, pretending great Matters to encourage 
the new Settlement ever allowed Soe farr as wee can understand 
above two or three years. And whereas wee understand by Some 
accounts thence that vast quantitys of Land as Seventy thousand 
akers are taken up on our Accomj^ts in your parts. And thereby 
the Plantations lye in Great distances and the Countys unin- 
habited wee therefore by the first Shipp, alsoe desire a true 
AccomjDt of y^ same Wee wonder whey our Generall Pardon was 
not delivered with the rest of our writings, being Sent in the 
Same box, for want of which Wee understand many ^sons are 
allmost ruined by Contentious Suites at LaAv one against the 
other of which wee desire a Speedy Accompt 
And whereas you say the people Complaine that noe Rent or 
purchase money can be paid with Safety, because all the Lords 
have not Joined in the power to that purpose Sent by them nor 
any full or Common agreement of theirs to Impower a Lesser 
number to Authorize the doeing of any of those things and put- 
ting in Execution the powers of the Patent from the Crowne 
The Meaning of this Complaint must be either that it is not the 
Majority of the Lords Prop'^s that doe Act in this Case or that a 
majority is not Sufficient, If it be the first, it is a mistake: for 
the Lords Prop'^s. being an Equall number. And the Pallatine 
by them appointed: being to have a Casting voyce. then foure in 
Eight, of which the Lord Pallatine is one: makes a majority, 
If it be the Second It is upon a Maxime that overturns all Man- 
ner of Acting in assembly Corporation, or any body politick of 
Men 

As to the Miscarriage of what wee ordered Concerning y^ wharfes 
wee are willing to Gratifye the ^Sons concerned therein, there- 
fore doe hereby order that each man that had a front Lott in 
Charles Towne have the advantage of it. If he would wharfe to 
Save the Streett he mav have the benefitt to Low water marke 



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Provided that all those the owners of Such Lotts. Should Con- 
tribute to repairino; the Ends of the Streetts and keeping of them. 
So that all people that please may Land there 
Wee Hereby further Signifye unto you, that the R^ Hono^^'^ : The 
Earle of Bathe, who is one of the Kings Privy Councill is ad- 
mitted as one of the Lords Prop''s in the Roome of the Duke 
of Albemarle Lately Deceased, He haveing the said Right, by a 
verdict in the Kings Bench a Decree in Chancery and that con- 
firmed by the house of Lords, And hath been ^sent with us at 
Severall Meetings whose hand is hereunto with us S^ Peter Col- 
leton, dyed the t24° — of the Last Moneth Haveing by his Will 
Ijeft his Proprietorshipe in Carolina to his Son S'". John Colleton 
who will in Short time Choose his Guardian 
We are 

Your very affectionate 
ffriends 
Recorded the 24'^: day of Craven Pallatine 

December 1694 Bathe 

^ J"° Hamilton A: Ashley 

Depty. Sec''ty John Archdale for 

Tho: Archdale 

Tho: Amy 

Whereas wee have heard great Complaints have been made 
by the people upon our Dissent to a Certaine Late Act Concerning 
Jurys, That it may appeare to you that Avhat was done in that 
Case was by us understood to be for the better advantage of the 
people and for the Saving to them a better forme, which they 
are provided with in our Constitutions,^ Wee doe hereby give you 
our Directions. And Authorize you our Governor and Deputys, 
To give your Assent to and Ratifye any Act that shall be drawne 
up after the forme in the 67 Article of the Constitutions, which 
is the following 

"Att every precinct Court before they rise. The names of all 
"the ffreeholders who are to Serve .Tury men at the Precinct 
"Court writt in Little peices of parchment of an Equal bignes 
"and rolled up, shall be taken out of the bag and Compared 
"with the ffreeholders book to see that none be omitted and 



iMarginal note : our meaning is that the Jury Consisting of twelve men so 
Impartially chosen should alwayes unanimously agree in the verdict 



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"none double, And then all shall be putt into a box and 
"Shaken together And then by a Child under Ten yeares 
"old. So many names shall be drawne out as will be Suffi- 
"cient. for So many Jurys as the Court shall think they shall 
"have need of. the next Terme who thereupon shall have 
"Summons to Attend 
Wee apprehending it to be much more for the advantage of the 
people that the names should he so Severally drawne one by one. 
Then that they should be drawne by Twelves (as in the Act Sent 
to us by you) by which you are much more Subjected to ill prac- 
tices and Arts in packing of Jurys. Given under our Hands & 
Seales this 27°— of Aprill 1694 





Craven Pallatine 


(X) 


To our Governour and 


Bathe 


(X) 


Deputys of that part 


A: Ashley 


(X) 


of our ^vince of Carolina 


John Archdale for 


I 


that Lyes South & West 


Tho: Archdale 


(X) 


of Cape ffeare 


Tho: Amy 


(X) 


Recorded y^ 24*'' : day of 






xb"-; 1695 






^ J"° Hamilton 






Depty; Sec'ty 







Whereas wee have by experience found that the Governors 
putting in of Prop**"'^^ Deputys in the Roome of Such Deputys 
as are dead or departed out of the Province is of dangerous con- 
sequence to the Inhabitants thereof Wee have thought fitt and 
Doe hereby revoake and anull that article of our Instruccons 
that gives power to the Governo"^ : to appoint Deputys in the 
roome of Such Deputys as are dead or departed the province and 
doe hereby Impower Such of our Deputys as have or Shall have 
Deputations under the hand Seale of any of the Prop*°''^= 
by majority of votes given by ballot to choose a person to 
act as Deputye In the roome of any of the Prop^o'^^ Deputys 
that is dead or Shall dye or is departed the Province or is any 
otherwaise out from being Deputy w'^''= power so chosen Shall 
continue to be Deputy untill the Prop'o''= whose Deputy is dead 
departed the province or otherwise out from being Deputy shall 
have appointed another or that the Pallatine and three moore of 
the Prop'^"^®: under theire hands and seales shall order him to be 
removed from being Deputy and to the Intent it may not be in 



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the power of a Governo'^ : to hinder the Election of a Deputy by 
refuseing to convene the Pallatines Court Wee doe hereby Give 
Power to any two of our Deputys that have comissions to be 
soe under the hands and seales of Prop*°"= to convene the rest 
of our Deputys that have comissions to be soe under the hands 
and Seales of Prop'°'^''= for the makeing election of a Deputy upon 
the death or departure or otherwise of any Prop*°'^*= Deputy 
an this you are to record and observe as part of our Instruccons 
for the Goverm^r^ untill we Shall otherwise direct Given under 
our hands and Seales this 

Craven Pallatine (X) A Ashley (X) P: Colleton (X) 

Tho: Amy (X) 
To the Governo"": or our 
Deputy of that part 
of our province of Caro- 
lina that Lyes South 
and West of Cape ffeare/ 
Recorded y^ : 16th : May 1693 
^ mee J: Hobson 
M^: the IGt'^: day of May 1693// Reced then the before written 
order without date from the hands of Governo"": Smith ^ me 
Paul Grimball 

London May the 19'^ 1694 
S- 

Since the death of our Dear friend and Late Brother Prop'^ of 
Carolina S"^: Peter Colleton; a Letter of yours Directed to him 
is come to our Hands. Dated the 8*^ of November Last in a post- 
script of which wee observe that j^ou have Information that M"^ 
James Moore who is a principall man amongst them who opposed 
the paying our Rents, had then Complyed Soe ffarr as to make 
a promise of the payment of his Rent, Which wee hope he hath 
done, and thereby given an opportunity to the Rest to follow 
his Example. Especially, when our order is publique That wee 
doe nott Insist upon the payment in fine Silver onely. butt desire 
to have the Rents received in good Merchantable Commoditys. 
of the Just value and have alsoe Concluded among our Selves, 
that it shall be Soe Exprest in the Grants of their Lands Accord- 
ing as it is in the first Constitution 
Wee Rest 



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Yo"^ afFectionat friends 
To Thomas Smith Esq"^ Craven Pallatine 

Govern"^ of Carolina Bathe 

John Archdale for 
Tho: Archdale 
Tho : Amy 
Recorded the 24*'' day ^ J"° Hamilton 

of xb-- i694 Depty : Sec-'ty 

London this SV^ of Aug^': 1694 
Gent; 

Wee Haveing fomerly Reed. Severall Complaints from y« 
people of Carolina of the great partiality in returning of Jurys 
used by each party as they Came Severally in power, and from 
Coll : Ludwell an Act of y« assembly Intended as wee beleeve to 
prevent the like for y^ future Butt when wee came to Examine 
the said Act, Wee found it to be soe farr from being likely to 
attaine the Good ends Intended that in all probability, it would 
have opened a way for greater opressions of that kind. Wee there- 
fore disannulled the said Act, And in Severall of our Letters to 
you wee have Since Sent a powder to you our Governor and Coun- 
cill. to Consent to a Law made by the assembly. According to 
the Rule prescribed in one of our Constitutions a Copy or Dupli- 
cate of which wee have now" Sent you, and beleive it may Suffi- 
ciently, prevent, the like abuses for the time to come. Wee have 
likewise in our former Letters, given you power to accept our 
Rents in good Merchantable Comodities and products of the 
Country, and not to insist Strictly, upon the payments in fine 
Silver, there being Likewise Complaints about the peoples being 
obliged to take Indentures for the Lands they shall take up, Wee 
have given full power to our Trusty friend, John Archdale Esq"" 
who Intends to depart from England very Speedily in Cap" 
Mann, To Settle that Matter either by Grants or Indenture as to 
him. and you shall Seem most for the Ease and wellfare of our 
people, And our said ffriend & Brother M"". Archdale. being now 
willing to take a voyage in your Country for your Settlement, 
it being agreeable to wdiat you have ScA^erally Intimated in your 
Letters, To have one of our body to come over fully Impowred 
with all our authority M"". Archdale now Comeing to you with 
Such powers, and with a Mind to doe every thing that can reason- 
ably be thought to advance the peace and prosperity of our said 



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Country it will be your owne faults, if it have not the good 
effects, which is So heartely Intended by us, And will wee doubt 
not be endeavoured by him. He will likewise bring over a good 
number of Industrious people, with good Stocks and of Such a 
Reputation here that : if they come to be w^ell Settled they will 
Encourage great numbers to follow and be a Means to have our 
Country well peopled. Wee recommend you to the protection of 
almighty God & Rest 

Your affectionat friends 
To Thomas Smith Esq-- Craven Pallatine 

one of y^ Landgraves and Bathe 

Govern'^ of Carolina, and our AVilliam Thornburgh. for 
Deptys : of that part of our S"" John Colleton 

^vince of Carolina that Tho : Amy 

Lyes South & w^est of Cape 
ffeare 

in Charles Towne 
Recorded y^ 24'^ of xb^ i694 
^ J"o Hamilton 
Depty; Sec% 

Charles Towne August y^ 20^^ : 1695 
May it Please Yo"": Lordps= 

This Serves to give you an account of y« Safe arivall of ou"" 
p'"sent Gov'^iio'^ : John Archdadle Esq'^= who after a Long & tedious 
voyage by Sea & an Irksome Journey by Land till hee came to 
Albermarle from whence he came by Sea, hither arrived the last 
weeke, and his Comicon was published on the 17'^ : Instant we are 
very well Satisfied y* yC: Lordp^: w^ere pleased to instruct him 
with So large a power / as we find by his Comicon he hath) being 
in hopes y* : it may be y^ Occasion of y^ healeing of all misund""- 
standing betweene yo"" Lordp^: & the people, My Lords a little 
before ou'' ^sent Governo''s accesse to y« Gov'^m*: there was an 
Addresse presented to Landgrave Joseph Blake late Gov'^no'': 
Signed by about an hundred of y« English Inhabitants a copy of 
which is here inclosed, & wee are informed more are prepareing 
for ye ^sent GoV^no"" :, the Substance of y^ Addresse is that they 
may have an Assembly of Purely English & Elected onely by 
English, My Lords if Yo"": Lordp^: please to Looke back on y^ 
record of Yo"" Instructions Given to Colonell Phillip Ludwell You 
will find that you ordered y^ y« Inhabitants of Craven County 



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were to have their representatives in the Assembly, It may be 
Yo'^ LordShips might think Craven County to be inhabited by 
an intermixter of English & ffrench, but my Lords there is only 
ffrench by which meanes there hath beene ever since six French 
gentl"" — in the House of y^ Cmons of y^ Assembly which hath 
been very Dissatisfactory to y^ English here, & was the Cause of 
y« Addresse the people Assert their priviledge of English men & 
think it very hard that y^ ffrench who are refugeese & ought to 
be Subject to our Lawes are permitted to be Law Makers & to 
serve on Juryes otherwise then in such Cases where party Juryes 
are alowed, My Lords wee are att a Stand in the matter & Know 
not almost what to Say to it Yo"" Lordp^ — orders being possitive 
y* Craven County Shall Elect, wherefore wee most Humbly 
begge yo"^ : Lordp®= orders in the matter as soone as possible & 
pray Alsoe that You will lett us know y^ Distinction you will 
be pleased to make betweene y« Scotts who though not Subjects 
of England are Subjects to y'^ King of England and the ffrench 
who are in all respects as Alienes, My Lords if wee Should Call 
an Assembly & should permitt ffrench to be in it we are afraid 
it will be of Dangerous Consequence the English being highly 
incensed at it wherefore wee believe wee must be without one till 
wee can heare from you Unlesse any Emergency may happen & 
then wee Shall take Care to Do what may be for Yo"" Lordp®=r 
Honno''= & the peace of y« Country & we Do intend that though 
ffrenchmen be admitted yett wee will have Confirmd all that 
hath been Enacted by y^ Assembly that had ffrench in it to 
prevent y^ mischeife that will otherwise Happen this my Lords 
is the onely thing Materiall all other Matters wee hope will be 
settled to y^ satisfaccon of yo"" Lordp^ — & the People So with 
C: hearty prayers for Yo"": Lordp^= helth & Long lives Crave 
leave to remaine Yo"^: Lordp^= Most Humble Serv's= 
Recorded y^ 20'*^ : of Paul Grimball John Archdale 

August Richard Conant Joseph Blake 

^ Cha= Odingsiills W™ : Hawett Ste: Bull 

Depty: Sec-^ty Tho: Cary 

William Earle of Craven Palatine John Earle of Bath Anthony 
L'l^ Ashley Son & heire apparent of Anthony Earle of Shafts- 
bury George L*^^ Carteret S''= John Colleton Barronet Thomas 
Archdale, Thomas Amy and Seth Sothell Esq^'^rz: the true and 
absolute Lords and Proprietors, 

6— H. c. 



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of the Province of Carolina 
To our trusty and well beloved John Archdale Esq"" 
Governour of South and North Carolina 

Wee the said true and Absolute Lords and proprietors of y^ 
Province aforesaid reposeing Speciall trust and Confidence in 
the Courage loyalty and prudence of you y^ Said John Archdale 
Do hereby constitute and appoint you during our pleasure Gov- 
ernour of our Whole Province of Carolina and You are to Do 
and Execute all things in Due Manner & forme that Shall belong 
to Yo'" Comand or the trust wee have reposed in You according to 
the SeVall Powers Granted You by this ^sent Comission Wee 
Do hereby farther Impower Constitute and Appoint You our 
Said Governour to be Admirall Cap* : Generall Comand'^ : in chief 
of all the forces raised or to be raised both by Sea or Land within 
our Said Province and over them to Appoint a Lieutenant 
Generall or Lieutenant Generalls. Vice Admirall or Vice Ad- 
miralls both of South and North Carolina dureing Yo'^ : pleasure 
and Wee do farther impower you upon all occasions during Yo'^ 
abode in America to constitute a Deputy or Deputy Gov- 
ornours both in South and North Carolina Dureing yo'' 
pleasure and to constitute & appoint all & Singular Officers 
in & for the Said Goverm': of our Said province during Your 
pleasure and y« Pleasure of us the Lord Proprietors Wee do allso 
hereby impower you at Yo"^ : departure from Carolina to England 
to appoint and Constitute a Deputy Governour or deputy Govern- 
ours both in South & North Carolina with such power onely as 
have bin given by us to the present Governour Thomas Smith 
wee do farther Give you full power & authority with the advise 
and Consent of any three or More of our Deputys to grant & Sell 
lands in fee reserveing a Small quitt rent of 12^ for One hun- 
dred Acres ^ Anno as an acknowledgm* : and to Settle y'^ quitt 
rents by Patents or Indenture & by Such a Method as You our 
Governour with any three more of our Deputys Shall think fitt 
So as when Money cannot be had a true valine may be Setled 
in the best of Such comoditys as the Countery is capable 
of produceing Wee do farther impower you to Escheat 
Lands and afterwards to lett it for rent or Sell the Same 
And wee do hereby further impower you our Said GoA'ernour by 
and with the advice & consent of our Councill & Generall 
Assembly of our Province or any part thereof wherein there 
is a Distinct Goverm* : to alter anv former Lawes that 



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Shall be thought fitt to be Changed And to Enact all Such 
reasonable Lawes & Statutes for the better Governm': of 
our said province as you with the advice and consent of our 
Councill & Generall Assembly shall think Expedient provided 
y^ Said Lawes be not Contrary to the Powers granted to us In 
our Charter from y*^ Crown and as nere as possibly Agreeable to 
y^ ffundamentall Constitutions, Excepting in What relates to 
y^ Juryes wherein wee have alredy Given Directions. And wee 
do Hereby repeale and make voyd all other Commissions given 
by us to former Governours of our Said Province given under 
our hands and the great Scale of our Province this One and 
Thirtieth day of August in y'^ Yeare of our Lord One Thousand 
Six Hundred Ninety & Foure.| 
Recorded y« 25"'= Craven Palatine 

day of August Bathe 

1695.1 ^ A Ashley 

Cha Odingsells Carteret 

Depty; Sec'-ty W™= Thornburgh for 

S''^: John Colleton 
Tho : Amy 

By the Governo'^= 
Ordered that all ^sons now in y^ Militia of this part of this 
Province do remaine in the Same Comand & Obedience they now 
are & that all Guards, and Watches do remaine & are to be Kept 
as they now are And that all Judges of Courts, Justices of the 
peace, and assistants of all Courts Continue as they are till 
farther Orders Wittnesse my hand & Scale this Sixteenth day of 
August 1695./ 

John Archdale 
Recorded y^ 21^'= day 
of August 1695 ^ 

Cha Odingsells Dep^y; SeC^y • 

William Thornburgh Gardian to 
S"": John Colleton Baronett 
One of the True & absolute 
Lords & Proprietor's: of the 
Province of Carolina. 
To Joseph Blake Esq''^ 

Wheras it is Apointed by y« Lords Proprietors of Carolina in 
their ffundamentall Constitucons & Rules of Goverm*: that 



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Each of the Lords Prop"== (or their Gardian, if under age, 
Shall name a Deputy to be his Representative in the Generall 
Assembly & Councill of Carolina I out of the trust & Confidence 
I have in y^ wisdome prudence & integrity of You the Said 
Joseph Blake doe Hereby Constitute & appoint You to be my 
Deputy in that part of our Province that Lyes South & West 
of Cape ffeare with full power & authority to act & Exercise all 
such powers as to a Proprietors Deputy Doth belong Given under 
my hand & Seale this 21^* : Day of September 1694./ 
Recorded y" 1^*= of October 1695 W" : Thornburgh O 
^ Cha= Odingsells for S-": John Colleton Barrt= 

Depy : Sec^ty 

London December y^ 3^= 1694 
Gentlemen 

We have had Intimacon from Carolina that Nothing will Con- 
tribute more to Yo'"= effectuall Settlemt= then to have one of 
our Body Come over Govern'^ with full powers from us wee have 
prevailed upon John Archdale Esq"^ a person Well Knowne to 
you to take upon him y* office. 

Wee make no Doubt but by God's blessing & Yo'' : Assistance he 
will Compleate that good Worke which wee are Informed by the 
good manaigem^= of Governo"" Smith is allready much Improved 
& is hartely Desired by — 

Yo''= very Affectionate ifriends 
ffor our Council Craven Palatine 

of South Carolina Bathe 

Recorded y^ 3<^= Carterett 

Day of October 1695 A : Ashley 

^ Cha : Odingsells Tho : Amy 

Dept= SeCty 

Charles Towne October 2^= 1695 
May it Please Yo'^= Lordships 

Wee writt to yo"" Lordships of the 20**'= of August Last, & therein 
gave You an account of the then Circumstances of this Countery, 
we gave a relacon of the disatisfaccon of the People in rela- 
con to y^ french, & Sent You the Coppy of an Addresse 
presented to Landgrave Joseph Blake when Governo'', which wee 
hope will safely arive to Yo"" hands wee then accquanted You of 
the Doubts wee were in, how we Should Satisfye the people if 



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french Should be any More in y^ Assembly & there being another 
addresse now preferred to y^ ^sent Governr a Coppy of Which is 
inclosed praying an Assembly & that onely of English to Settle 
y« Affayers of this Country, & haveing reced a Lett'^= from ¥0*^= 
Lordp^= Directed to yo"" Councill, wherein we are Sensible of 
Yo"" Earnest Desiers of ou'" happy S€ttlemt= by the trust & power 
you have reposed in our present Governo'^= & Knowing y* Noth- 
ing but an Assembly can Setle us we have by vertue of y^ Tenth 
article of Yo"^ Instrucons to y^ Governo"" beareing Date 31^*= of 
August 1694 impowering him to make Such use of Coll : Ludwells 
Instrucons as he Should think fitt, Isshued out Writts for an 
Assembly to be Chosein by & of English Onely ( . . ) Tenne for 
Berkley & Tenne for Colleton Countyes as was formerly & So have 
left out Craven County there being not above Thirty Inhabitants 
& those all ffrench, when this Assembly meetes which is to be on 
y^ Twelfth of November next wee hope wee may make the Set- 
lemt=: happy & Enact Such Lawes as may be for yo^^ Lordp^= 
Hon''= & to Yo"": & y« peoples Satisfacon in the mene time we 
pray God to Send yo'= Lordp*= helth & Long Life & are My 
Lords 

Yo''^ Lordpss= Most Humble Servants 
The great Doubts y* here are John Archdale 

made of y^ non Qualificacon Joseph Blake 

of y^ tfrench for Electing or Paul Grimball 

being Elected in to As- James Moore 

semblys is y^ Ocasion Ste : Bull 

of our giveing You Tho : Cary 

this account & to pray John Beresford 

yo"" Lordp«= as Soone W'"^ Hawett 

as wnth Conveniancy you 
can to lett us 
Know what Does in 
Law quallifie an 
Alien borne 

Recorded y^ ^'^= Day of 
October 1695./ 

^ Cha : Odingsells 
Depty: Secrty 



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John Archdale Esq*^ Govern"^ of 
Carolina Gardian to Thomas 
Archdale : One of the true & 
absolute Lords & Prop'^^= of y« 
Said Province./ 
To James Moore Esq''= 

Whereas it is appointed by the Lords Prop'^^= in their funda- 
mental Constitucons & Rules of Goverm'^= that Each of the 
Lords Prop'^^= or their Guardian (if under Age) Shall name A 
Deputy to be his Representative in the Generall Assembly & 
Councill of Carolina I out of the trust & Confidence I have in the 
Wisdome Prudence & Integrety of You the Said James Moore 
Do hereby Constitute & appoint You to be my Deputy in that 
part of our Province that Lyes South & West of Cape ffeare with 
full power & authority to act & Exercise all Such Powers as to a 
Proprieto'^*^^ Deputy doth belong & this to Continue Dureing my 
Pleasure Given under my hand & Scale this first Day of Octob"" : 
1695. 

Recorded y^ 3^ : day of John Archdale 

October 1695 ^ ' for Tho: Archdale O 

Cha^ Odingsells 
Dept= Sec-^ty 

John Earle of Bath one of y* 
ti-ue & absolute Lords & ^p"= 
of y^ ^vince of Carolina 
To Thomas Cary Esq"" 

Whereas it is apjDointed by y^ Lords ^p''®= of Carolina in their 
fundamentall Constitucons & Rules of Goverm* y* Each ^p'' Shall 
name a Deputy to bee his representative in the Gen"r= Assembly 
& Councillof Carolina I out of the trust and Confidence I have 
of y« Wisdome Prudence and Integrity of you Thomas Cary Do 
hereby Constitute authorize & appoint you the S^= Thomas Cary 
to bee my Dep*y= in the South part of C province of Carolina 
with full power to act & Exercise all Such powers & authorityes 
as to a ^"= Dept>'= Doth belong Given und"" my hand & Scale 
this Twelfth Day of March 1695/6 

Recorded this 19th— Bathe (X) 

day of March 1695/6 ^ 
Cha: Odingsells 
Depty= SeC-ty 



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Charles Towne 8^'= 1695 
May it please Yo''= Lordships 

Wee Writt to You the Second of October Last & therein Did 
acqiiant You that Wee had Isshued out Writts for an Assembly 
to be Chosen onely of Barkley & Colliton Countyes, & y* Wee had 
left out Craven County its Inhabitants being ffew, & those all 
ffrench, since Which time arived here to trade a Small Ketch 
from New Yorke Navigated by ffrench, the Collector Seized & 
Exhibeted an Informacon ag': her in our Court of Please for 
being Sailed Contrary to y« acts of trade & Navigacon, upon 
her tryall the Jury found for y^ Inform*= The Councill for y« 
Ketch Peticoned y^ Govern"" for a Writt of Error Which Was 
granted him, & a Suspension of Judgmt:= in y^ Court of Pleas 
till y^ Errors were argued in our Councill as in Such Cases is 
Usual the Errors assigned were foure which You Will See att 
Large by y^ Coppy of y*' records herewith Sent & Wee Shall 
herein make Some small resitall of them for y« better Clearing 
of ye Matter to You./ 

The ffirst Errors Assigned is y^ Inform'''^ being an Alien 
Enemy & So Could not Have any accon./ 

My Lords y^ Inform^ : Was borne a Subject of y^ ffrench Kings, 
Never naturalized nor Denize^=, but hath Lived Twenty Yeares 
under y« protection of y^ King of England, & is Comiconed by 
y^ Officers of y^ Custome House in London to be his Maj*'"^ 
Colector for Carolina, & hath Swoorne Allegiance./ 
The Second Erro"": Assigned is that there Was not an Isshew 
Joyned &"./ 

Tis true there is not any replicacon of y^ Inform*= to y* Plea 
& Demurrer of y^ Defend* :, but y^ Defend* : proceedeing Without 
it & Evidences being produced & Sworne, & Examined one both 
sides before y^ Jury (Quere) if y^ Defend*: did not make it 
Isshuable by his So Doing./ 

The Third Error Assigned is that one of y^ Jiny was an Alien 
Borne./ 

This Allien Borne is Naturaliz'^^ by act of Parlim*= in England 
as appeares by an Exemplificacon of y^ Said act which hee hath 
here produced to us./ 

The ffourth Error Assigned is the Ambiguity of y^ Verdict &<== 
My Lords y^ reason of y^ Verdicts being as it is. Wee Imagine 
to be ye Juryes, not being Willing to medle with y^ Validity of 
Denizacon, for y^ Ketch was Navigated by foure men, that is 



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to Say, y*= Master, & three Sailers y« Master & two of y^ Sailers 
are Denizens y^ other is an Allien./ 

Yo"" Lordp*= will find by y^ words, y"^ wee Did not think fitt to 
give our Judgm^= On y^ Erro''^= but have Left it to You, to 
take y^ advise of y^ Learned in y^ Law in y^ Matter, & Have 
Taken Security for j^ Ketch, & Cargo if Shall be Condemned by 
You/ 

We have had many disputes about y^ Validity of Denizacon, 
Some aleidge they are a Sufficient qualification for Masters, & 
Sailors according to y^ acts of Trade & Navigacon & Others averr 
ye Contrary Wlierefore Wee pray Yo"" Lordp^= to give us Yo"" 
advise & Direcons in Such Cases & lett us Know if anything Less 
then A Naturalizacon be a Sufficient Qualificacon in Law My 
Lords Wee must pray yo"" Lordp*= Answer in this Matter as 
sone as posable because y* till wee heare from you y Securyty 
Canot be Dischargd= in y« meane time Wee pray for Yo"^ 
Lordp^= Helth & Long Lives & are 

Yo'' Lordp^= Most Humble Servts= 
Eecorded y*= 25*^= John Archdale 

of October : 95 Joseph Blake 

^ Cha Odingsells Tho : Cary 

Dept= SeC^ty John Berisford 

Thomas Amy Esq"^ one of the true & absolute 

Lords & ^p^^= of Carolina 
To John Berisford Esq^ 

Wliereas it is appointed by y^ Lords ^p''^= of Carolina in their 
fundamentall Constitucons & Rules of govermt= that Each 
^pr= Shall name a Depty= to bee his representative in y« 
Gen"=: Assembly & Councill of Carolina I out of the trust and 
Confidence I Have of y^ wisdome prudence & Integrity of you 
John Berisford Esq"" Do hereby Constitute and appoint you the 
S'i^ John Berisford to bee my Depty= in y^ South part of 
Carolina with full power to act & Exercise all Such powers & 
authorities as to a pp"= Depty= Doth belong Given und--^ my 
Hand and Seale this Third Day of March 1695 : 
Eecorded y^ 6*^= day of Tho Amy ( X ) 

March 1695/6 ^ 
Charles Odingsells 
Depty= Sec-^ty 



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Carolina ss The R*= Hono^i« John Archdale Esq^. 

Govern'^ Admirall Cap'= Gen"=: & 
Comand''= in Cheife of the ^vince 
of Carolina./ 
To Landgrave Joseph Blake 

Whereas William Earle of Craven Palatine & y^ rest of y^ Lords 
^prs= of Carolina were pleased by their Comicon Dated the one 
& Thirtyeth Day of August 1694. To Constitute & appoint me 
Govern^ of South & North Carolina & amongst other Speciall 
Trusts were pleased to impower me to Constitute & appoint 
Dureing my pleasure a Deputy Govern"" for this part of their 
^vince y* Lyes South & West from Cape ffeare I therefore 
Reposeing Great Trust & Confidence in y^ prudence Courage & 
fidelity of You y« s^= Joseph Blake Do hereby Constitute & 
appoint You Dureing My pleasure Deputy Governor of this part 
of the ^vince Called South Carolina which Lyes South & West 
from Cape ffeare as afores^^^ And Whereas, y^ Lords ^p"= 
were also pleased, Contrary to my Desier, to Conferre on me the 
Trust & power of a Cap*= Gen"= & admirall with power of 
Constituting a Leiu^^ Gen^'^ & Vice admirall hopeing thereby 
I might ^vent many M^schevious & Unnesessary warrs 
Especially with y^ Native Indians of Various Nations whome 
many times y* Covetiousnesse of Trade amongst y^ English hath 
^voaked To warr I therefore being Willing to Discharge my 
Selfe of y^ S'^^ Trust Reserveing to my Selfe if I please to make 
use of it a Negative in Case of makeing Warr And beleiving as 
y« ^sent State of human affaires as Yett Stands y* y^ Same 
power may bee Useful & Necessary in an other ^son I Do there- 
fore hereby Constitute You the S^= Joseph Blake a Trusty 
Valliant & Discreet person to bee Leiu*= G«n"= & Vice admirall 
of South Carolina Dureing my pleasure And Transferre Over to 
You y« S'^^ Joseph Blake y^ full power of Comisonateing all 
Such Millitary officers as You in Yo"" Discression Shall Think fitt 
Dureing Yo"" pleasure And to have Do & Execute all other pow- 
ers matters & things (Except as before Excepted) y* in my 
absence I by my before recited Commission have power to Con- 
ferr on a Deputy Govern"^ Leiut= Generall & Vice Admirall 



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Dureing my aboade in America Given iind''= My Hand & Seale 
att Amies this Twentieth Day of December 1695./ 
Recorded y^ one John Archdale 

& Twentyeth Day of 
December 1695 

^ Cha : Odintrsells 
Dept Sec'ty 

Carolina ss 

To y^ Rt= Hono'-bie— John Archdale Esq"^ 
Governo*^ Admirall & Cap*=: Gen"= of 
this ^vince// 
And to The Hono^^'^^ His Councill 
By Virtue of a Writt Directed unto me from Yo'^ Hon'^^= beare- 
ing Date y^ 30*''= Day of November Last past Comanding me to 
Smnons all y^ Kings Leidge Subjects y^ freemen Inhabitants of 
Berkly & Craven Countys to bee & appeare togeather with all y* 
rest of y« Freemen as afores'^^ of this part of this ^vince att 
Charles Towne on y« 19''^= Day of December Instant then & 
there by a Majority of their Voices to agree to and assertain y* 
Number of their representatives for this part of this ^vince to 
Consult & advise with Yo"" Hon'^^= about makeing Such Lawes as 
Shall bee Necessary for y^ Safet}^ & Defence of this ^vince 
In Obedience thereunto I have in y^ best manner I Could, Sum- 
moned y^ ^sons in S'*= Writt Declared who have accordingly 
mett att Charles Towne & by a Majority of their voices have 
agreed to & Declared they Desier to have Assertained for their 
Representatives y^ Number of thirty ^sons for this part of this 
^vince to bee of y^ Gen"= Assembly To Advise about Makeing 
of Lawes &'^^ In testimony of which I putt My Hand & Seale 
this 19*''= Day of December 1695 

Robt= Gibbes 
Recorded y^ 
24'''= day of 
Decemb^= 1695./ 
Cha= Odingsells 
Dept SeC^y 

M'^ Charles Colleton Haveing Desiered to Have ffive hundred 
acres of Land in Carolina und''= y^ rent of one peny ^ acre 
wee are willing to gratify him therein wherefore You are to 



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Issue ¥0"^= ord"= to y« Siirvaier Gen" to admeasure out for him 
ffive Hundred acres of Land for which you are to pass grants 
according to y^ forme we Have ^scribed of which grant hee is 
to Signe y*^ Counter part for Security of o'^ Rent Given und''= 
o-- Hands & Scales this 29^^= Day of Aprill An°= Dni 1686 
To Josepli Mourton Esq"" one 

of y^ Landgraves & Govern'^ Craven pal (X) 

of y^ part of o' ^vince of Car- P Colleton (X) 

olina y' Lyes South & West of Tho Amy (X) 

Cape ffeare & to y^ Govern"" for 
y^ time being & 0"^= Depty^= 

Recorded y^ 6'^'"= Day of January 
^ Cha= Odingselis 

1695/6 Depty SeC^ty 

George Lord Carterett one of 
y^ true & absolute Lords & 
|9p"= of Carolina 
To Landgrave Joseph Morton 

Whereas by o"" Instrucons or Rules of Govermt= of Carolina it 
is appointed y* Each of y^ Lords Pp"= Shall nominate & 
appoint a Dep'y= to be his Rep'^sentative in y^ Gen"= Assembly & 
Councill of Carolina wherefore I out of y^ trust & Confidence I 
have In y^ Wisdom prudence & Integrity of You Landgrave 
Josepli Morton Do hereby Constitute & appoint You y^ S^= 
Landgrave Morton to bee Dureing pleasure my Dep*y=r in y* 
part of o"" ^vince y* lyes South & West of Cape ffear with full 
power to Do & Execute Such Jurisdictions & authorityes as by 
o'' Rules of Govermt= to a Lord ^p"— Deputy Doth ^p''ly 
belong Given und''= my hand & Scale this 23^= of August 1695. 
Recorded y« 1^*= of ffebruary 1695/6 Carterett ( X ) 

^ Cha= Odingselis 
Depty= SeCty 

August the 20 :96. 
May it Please yo"" Lordsp^= 

The acts of assembly made in march Last and by y^ Govern'' 
Sent to Yo"" Hon-^s^ (^^^ Effects of Yo"" Hon'^'^ — Large powers 
and his Dyscreet and prudent Managemt= of them Given and 
intrusted to Govern"" Archdale Have Effectually Settled the In- 
habitants of this Yo"^. Collony in a greatfull and Good oppinion 



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of Yo"^ Hon"^: faviorable gratious and benifitiall Instrucons to 
them wards as their franck and ready paym': to Yo"^ Lordp^= 
arreares of rent Even before the time appointed and the Gen"=r 
unanimous Consent of the People Industriously to encourage and 
improve the Better Settlem*=: of this part of Yo"^ Province and 
Yc^ Hon''*= and their Interest Do Evince wee wee have now no 
Contending Different ff actions or Interests in the Goverm^^ or 
Among the People Except that of the ffrench which Seeme 
Disatisfied and imeasey that they have not all the priviledges 
and franchices of an Englishman in Every respect they have 
and Enjoy all Except voteing for and being Elected members 
of Assembly which could not bee gi'anted or allowed them att 
this time without the apparent Hazard of the Loss of their or a 
great part of their lives and Estates and Engageing the English 
ffriends to their interest and their adversaryes in a Sort of Civill 
warr the Consequence of which could not probably have beene 
Less then the Dispeopleing of this Collony which now by the 
improvem*^^ of Manufacto'^^ the ^ducon of SeVall vendible 
Comodities, the Increase of and the Gen^'^ Inclinacon of the 
people further to improve trade and the great numbers of 
Northern Planters already come and Expected this Autumn to 
come to Inhabitt here is more hopefull and Thriveing then Ever 
Governo'' Archdale his Son one of o'' Prop''^=: now att age is 
resolved and will not otherwise bee persuaded by his father or 
any other ^"^son or Interest but to Sell his ^prietorship his 
father hath prevailed with him to Dispose of it to Landgrave 
and Leiut=: Gen"=r Joseph Blake a ^"^son most fitt as well as 
most acceptable to the people for that Hon'^: and the Gov- 
erm*= of any '^''son now amongst us Notwithstanding his Son 
might have had more for it of other p'^sons but farr Less accept- 
able to the people and less fitt for the Goverm*= for which wee 
canot Do less then acknowledg his Love and ffatherlike care to 
this Collony and us the Inhabitants of it, which wee See out 
Lives his interest amongst us, So wishing Yo'^^ Hon"= Helth 
and Long Lives remaine Yo"" Hon'"® Humble Serv^^^ 
Recorded the 20**^ : Day of Ja : Moore J Archdale 

August 1696 ^ " W-" : Hawett Jos : Blake 

Cha Odingsells John Berisford Ste Bull 

Dep SeC^ty 



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August 28th: 1696. j 
May it Please Yo'^ Hon"= 

Yo'- Lordp^ Lett''= of the 30*^= of January 1695/6 wee have 
received %? Cap'= Man who came a Shoore in his boate Yester- 
day The Vessell by which wee Send this to Burmodos Sailes 
this morneing So wee canot possible remitt to Yo"^ Hon"^: the 
Case of the Sloop Blew Star Stated, which wee will take care 
shall bee Done att Large by the Next Conveyance 
In the 20*''= Paragi-aph of Yc Lordps Instrucons to Govern'' 
Ludwell you ord'^= him to Ishue Writts to the Sheriffes of the 
respective Countyes to Chuse 20*^: Deligates for the ffreemen of 
Carolina viz*: five for Albermarle County five for Berkley 
County five for Colleton and five for Craven County, which in 
respect of Albermarle County is not practicable, And in the 
24*^: and 25*''= paragraf of the Same Instrucons You ord'' 
Generally that County Should Chose and Send Deligats to the 
Gen"=r assembly as soone as they are Inhabited respectively 
with fourty freeholders and that till then the freeholders of any 
County not Inhabitted with 40 as afores<^=: Shall chuse Deligats 
in the County next to them that is Qualified to Chuse Deligats 
Now may it please Yo"^ Hon'^^= to bee informed that Craven 
County is not nor Ever was Inhabitted with 40'^= tfreeholders 
or more then halfe that number and that they were all fFrench 
and not more then one in Six that Can understand, any argu- 
mentacon or Debate in English, we beleive Yo'" Lordps= Did 
give Govern'' Ludwell private Instrucons what to Do in Case 
arbermarle County Could not Send their representatives to ashly 
river, Those or any Coppy of them he hath not Left with us 
and therefore wee Canot Tell how to follow them besides by 
yo*" 22, & 24*h Instrucons afores<^= wee have reason to beleive 
Yc Lordp®= did not Know but Craven County was Inhab- 
itted as in them is |(?vided 

and in Yo'' Tenth and Last article of Yo'' Instrucons to Gov- 
ern'' Archdale you permitt him to putt in practice, but Such 
and So many of Gov''= Ludwells and Gov''= Smiths Instrucons 
as in his Judgmt= Should Seeme most fitt to bee putt in practice 
now hee with the Councills advice Did not think fitt to putt that 
Instrucon for Craven County att that Juncture of time in prac- 
tice neither can wee beleive j^ou Yo'' Selves would have Done it 
had you been here for the reasons aboves''= to Know Every per- 
ticular matter that related thereto, and therefore by Yo'' 



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afores^=: power given him it was Suspended att that time and 
to have Ishued Writts for Craven County to Chiise representa- 
tives for the Gen"=: Assembly had been Directly to have taken 
in Six ffrench to the Assembly, which the people by no meanes 
would have Suffered 

The ffrench have never been told they Should not voat for or 
bee Elected members of Assembly but were for their owne Safe- 
ties and the preservacon of the publick peace perswaided to for- 
beare voteing which if they had not Done at that time the ruin- 
ing of this part of Yo''= ^vince had very probably followed 

They have and Enjoy all priviledges of Englishmen Except 
Voateing for and being Elected members of Assembly They are 
not Diff'eranced Either in Trade Taxes or Duties from the 
English 

If Yc Lordp^= think it Convenient and will bee pleased to 
Lett the people Know what priviledges you Designe the ffrench 
Shall Have and by and from what powers they bee Derived and 
granted to them Itt will (Avee hope) bound much to prevaile 
with the people to bee Satisfyed with their Uses of them There 
is none of Yo'" Lordp^= Deputies no Civill majestrates or officer 
but Such as are ffriends to the French and w^ell und'^stand their 
advantage of them perticular as well as publick interest the trade 
the French make here is to them very few or none of the French 
here have Sworne allegiance to the Crowne of England nor have 
wee (Least they were not obliged to) pressed them to take that 
Oath So Carefull hath the Goverm'= beene att all times not to 
give them an}^ occasion to Complaine or bee Disgusted Though 
wee have not many ffrench refugees (for religion amongst us 
So hopeing Yo"" Lordps will bee Satisfyed wee have Done 
nothing Contrary to Yo"" Instrucons or the publick peace and 
Safety of the Inhabitants of this Yo"" Collony wee begg Leave 
to Subscribe o'' Selves Yo"" Hon"= most obedient Humble 
Serv's= 

James Moore John Archdale 

W'"^: Hawett Jos Blake 



Ste : Bull 



Recorded the 28*^= 
of august 1696 ^ 

Cha^i: Odingsells 
DeptJ— Sec^y 



95 

William Thornburgh Esq"^ Guardian to 
S'': John Colleton one of the true and 
absolute Lords Prop'^^. ^f Carolina. 
To James Moore Esq''= 

Whereas by o"" Instrucons or Rules of Govermt=: of Carolina it 
is appointed that Each of the Lords Prop""^: or their guardians 
if und'" age Shall Nominate and appoint a Dep*y=: to bee his 
Representative in the Gen"= Assembly and Councill of Carolina 
wherefore I out of the trust and Confidence I Have in the 
wisdome prudence and Integrity of You James Moore Do hereby 
Constitute and Appoint You the 8^*= James Moore to bee my 
Dej)ty= Dureing pleasure in that part of o"" Province that Lyes 
South and West of Cape ffeare with full power to Do and Exe- 
cute Such Jurisdicons & authorities as to A Prop"= Dep*y= Do 
Properly belong Given und'^ my Hand and Seale this fifth Day 
of octob--^ 1696. 

W'": Thoniburgh for 
Recorded the Sixth Day of S"" : John Colleton 

Octob--^ 1696 ^ 
Cha^: Odingsells 
Depty= Secrty 

By the Governor 
Whereas the Lords i3roprietors of Carolina ordered Landgrave 
James Colleton to Imploy m'^ John Stewart to Compare together 
all the Constitutions to see in what particulars they differed each 
from other that thereby it might be p'^ceaved how gradually 
they enlarged the peoples priviledges and Liberties, and 
Avhereas I have leatly receaved a letter from the Said Land- 
grave James Colleton that he did accordingly Imploy m"" John 
Stewart in the Said undertakeing who accordingly p''formed 
the same for the which he was to have on thousand acres of 
Land, now the Lords haveing referred this matter to my exam- 
ination and finding the truth of the Same as aforsaid I doe ther- 
fore hereby order you to Issue forth warrants to the Surveyor 
Generall for the admeasuring & laying out of one Thousand 
acres of Land for the Said John Stewart, and the Surveyor is not 
to exceed Six places for the running out of the Same, And upon 
the making of the grant or grants you are to observe to reserve 
to the Lords proprietors an acknowledgement of ten Shillings to 
be paid yearly and every year, and for yo'^ So doing this Shall be 



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yo"^ warrante given under my hand and Seale at Charls town 
the twinty first Day of October anno domini 1696 

John Archdale 
To the Secretary of this part of the province of 
Carolina that Lyes South and west of Cape ffeare 
Recorded the 25'^'= Day of 
October 1696 ^ 

Cha : Odingsells 

Depty; Sec% 

May it please Yo"" Lordp®= 

Govern"" Archdale now about to Depart out of this ^vince to 
England hath Left us in his place for Govern'' ^p*" Joseph Blake 
a p''son no less acceptable to us Yo"" Dep*'^^= then to all the people 
in South Carolina the prudent mannagem*= of the powers you 
have been pleased to Entrust Govern"" Archdale with for the 
Good of the people here hath so Quieted made Easey & Settled 
the Inhabitants of this Yo"^ CoUony that Wee canot iforsee any 
reasons for any Differance betweene Yc Lordps and the people 
or the people amongst themselves he hath filled up Yo"" Councill 
here with p''sons So agreeable amongst themselves and So unan- 
imously bent to take care of promoteing & preserveing Inviolate 
Yo"^ Lordps Hon'^s. ^ prerogatives & interest & the Good of the 
people of this Yo"" Collony that wee have no reason to Doubt of 
accomplishing anything which may reasonably bee Expected 
from Such p''sons. the paym'^= of Arrearages of rents & rents 
which hereafter Shall become Due to Yo"" Lordps for Lands is So 
well Settled by act of Assembly here that the peoples paymt= 
of their Arreares to Yo"" Receiver before the time appointed 
by the act may well Satisfy Yo"" Lordp^^ that You will not 
have any occasion to Doubt of the peoples ready paym'^= of Yo"" 
rents hereafter as they Shall become Due. all things generally 
are So well Settled as that wee canot See no Difficulties for the 
Govermt= to Struggle with Except the naturalizacon of the 
ifrench Yo"" Lordps= in Yo"" Lett^— of the 30'^= of January 
1695/6 have ordered us in Case the Comons will not Consent to 
Issue out writt for Craven County (now Inhabitatted by ifrench 
onely) to Chuse representatives, to Dissolve that assembly and 
Call another with writts for Craven County to Elect &c But 
may it Please Yo"" Lordp"'= wee See the humour of the people 
Such that wee beleive to Do So would have Incensed them So 



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farr as that the ffrench if they had pretended to that priviledg, 
would have been in Danger of the Loss of their Lives & Interest 
for the people Gen'i=: Even those that are great ffriends to 
them believe that the ffrench nor any other Aliens have any 
right to vote for or bee members of Assembly till they are Qual- 
ified by act of Assembly for that purpose made heare which wee 
have reason to beleive may in time gett for them but then we 
fforsee Diffeculties in that, ffor the ffrench Desier & Seeme not 
to be willing to accept of anything Less then a Gen'^rr: Natural- 
izacon SeV^all English acts of Parlimt= made & Designed for 
all the Plantacons in the West Indias perticularly one made (as 
wee are informed the Last Yeare have taken from all Aliens 
perticular priviledges viz= They Say they Shall not Serve upon 
Juries where the King is Conserned in relacon to his Duties & 
that they Shall not bee owners of vessels after the Yeare :98 :&c= 
now whether it will bee for Yo"^ Lordps= Interest to make any 
acts here with a Non obstante to any English act, or without 
any notice taken of any English act made and Designed for the 
West Indias (Contrary to Such acts wee Leave to Yo'^ Lordp^= 
Consideracon and Humbly begg Yo"" Lordp* ord"= & Directions 
in that Matter to avoid all the Mischeifes afore<^= with Submicon 
to Yo"" ord''®= wee have thought fitt to ^rogue the asembly, 
and Indeed all or the greatest part of the Considerate ffrench Do 
think that an act of Yo"" Lordp^= with the Consent of the repre- 
sentatives of the people assembled wnll bee a better & more 
undoubted way of Naturalizacon for Qualifieing them to vote for 
and bee members of the gen''^ Assembly then to vote & Sitt 
there without or before Such an act bee mad to make them capa- 
ble then any other way Either themselves or any ffriends of 
theirs on their behalves have before ^posed thought of or 
advised to & Seeme to bee contented to Stay till Such an act Can 
bee obtained for them & to ffacilitat that are prepareing a peti- 
con for that puri^ose to bee presented to the Gen"= Asembly 
att their Next Mecteing So wishing Yo"" Hon'"^ helth & Long 
Lives wee remaine 

Yo"" Lordp^= Most humble Servts= 
Charles Towne the Jos Blake 

30th . of Octob-^^i 1696./ Jos Morton 

Recorded the 2«i= of Ja : Moore. W'"= Ha weft 

November 1696 ^ John Berisford 

Cha : Odingsells Ste Bull 

Depty= Sec^ty Tho : Gary 

7— H. C. 



John Archdale Esq"^ Govern"^ of the whole 
Province of Carolina Admirall Cap*: 
Gen": & Comand"^ in Cheife of all the 
fforces Raised or to bee raised both by Sea 
& Land with in the S^= Province 
To Joseph Blake Esq'" : one of the true & absolute Lords & ^p" : 
of the ^vince of Carolina & Dep'y : Govern'' of South Carolina 

Whereas the R*: Hon'^'^'e. William Earle of Craven Pala- 
tine John Earle of Bath Anthony Lord Ashly George Lord 
Cartrett S'^= John Colleton Barr*: and Thomas Amy Esq'^: 
true & absolute Lords and Prop'^^: of the ^vince of Carolina 
Have by their Comicon und"^ their hands & the Great Scale of 
the ^vince Dated the One & Thirtyeth Day of August in the 
Yeare of o'' Lord one Thousand Six hundred Ninety & Foure 
Impowered me att my Departure from Carolina to England to 
appoint & Constitute a Dep*^: Govern'" or Dep^y; Govern'^s. Qf 
South & North Carolina and to appoint a Lieuetenant Gen": & 
vice Admirall of all the fforces raised or to bee raised both by 
Sea & Land within the ^vince afores^ : 

I the S'^: John Archdale reposeing speciall Trust & Confi- 
dence in the Courage Loyaltie & prudence of You the S"^: 
Joseph Blake Do appoint & Constitute You the S''^ Joseph 
Blake Deputy Governer of South Carolina with all Such powers 
onely as have been given by the true & absolute Lords & ^p®: 
of the ^vince afores*^ : to Landgrave Thomas Smith Esq*^ Late 
Govern"^ of Carolina And I Do Hereby further Constitute & 
appoint You the S*^: Joseph Blake Lieuetenant Gen": Vice 
admirall of all the fforces raised & to bee raised both by Sea & 
Land within South Carolina for the Defence of the Same with 
power to aske Demand and take & receive all Such ffees Per- 
quisitts Sallaries & Profitts Whatsoever which to any Govern"" or 
Depty=: Govern'^ of South Carolina have been used to bee taken, 
now are or hereafter Shall be by any maner of Wayes or Meanes 
whatsoever Lawfully become and grow Due, and the Same to 
Yo"" own proper use to Convert And I Do hereby repeale and 
revoke & make & Declare null and void all other & former Com- 
icons for Dep'^: Govern'" Lieu*: Gen": & Vice Admirall, Clarke 
of the Crowne & Peace, & Marshall & Provost Marshall for 
South Carolina Given und"" my hand & Scale att Charles Towne 



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this Twenty ninth Day of October Annoq Dni One Thousand 
Six hundred Ninety & Six, 

Recorded the 14'^ : Day John Archdale 

of November 1696 ^ 
Cha : Ordingsells 
Depty; Secrty 

Charles Towne December the 6**"= 1696. 
May it Please Yo*" Lordp^= 

Soon after Date to that of Yo'' Lordp« : of the 30'*^ : of January 
1695/6 wee have received a Letf from his Maj*'«*= Councill 
Chamber att Kensington Directed to the Govern'' or Comand"" 
in Cheife of the North and South part of the ^vince of Carolina 
in America Strictly Chargeing and Comanding him to use his 
utmost Endeavor that the Lawes of Trade and Navigacon of the 
Kingdom of England may bee Duly and Strictly Executed within 
his Govermt= &'^= and Since that is made publick here an act 
made in the Kingdom of England for preventing of ffrauds & 
regulateing abuses in the Plantacon Trade which Doth Directly 
forbid all Aliens the Benefitt of their being Assembly men, and 
Capable to make Lawes and (as wee und'':stand the act) Doth 
unqualify all p'^sons not Borne in the Kingdom of England Ire- 
land or Towne of Berwick or the plantacons to bee parliment 
men or have any office or place of publick Trust all which are 
of an after Date to Yo'^ Lordp^= ord"^: to us to Cause Sumons 
to bee Isued forth for the Chuseing Deligats for Craven County 
inhabitted onely by ffrench of which wee beleive Yo''= Lordp^: 
were att that time Ignorant now So Soone after Such Strict and 
Minatory Comands from his Maj"^*: Councill Chamber to Yo*" 
Lordp^=: GoV^: to See the Lawes afores^^: Duly and Strictly 
Executed and after the afores'i^ act made publick here which 
Seems to us to point More perticularly att Yo*" Lordp®= Collony 
then any other of his Maj'*^^= plantacons in America to have 
pretended to have Qualified So many Aliens with those per- 
ticular priviledges amongst others which His Maj*'": S'^: ord""^: 
and the S'*: act So Spetially fforbid wee humbly Conceive may 
bee neither for Yo"" Lordp^= Hon" : or Interest 
ffor these reasons and others in o"" Letf^ : to Yo"" Lordp^= of 
the 28th=Day of August and of the 30*^= of October 1696 Given 
wee thought fitt not to take So many Aliens into o"" Asembly 
who by their Interest in the house may bring themselves and 



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other Aliens into other places of Publick Trust, before wee have 
Yo*" Lordp^: farther Directions & Comands ab*: that Matter 
or Can gett an act past heare for giveing them So many priv- 
iledges as wee Can or dare, we had hopes to have passed one 
in their ffavior this Session of the Assembly which Adjourned 
Yesterday to the 23*^ : of ffebruary Next but the Leadeing men of 
the ffrench refused to peticon the Asembly for a Bill which wee 
beleive (if they had Asked for) they might have had this 
obstinancy of these ffrench Gentlemen have made Such an Im- 
pretion on Some others of them that were willing to peticon 
that they planely tell us that all or Most of the Leading men of 
those which will not Consent to aske for what they very much 
want & desier is because they Expect they Shall bee requiered to 
take the oath of alegiance to his Majesty &c which because they 
Expect to returne home to ffrance to their Estates there in Som 
Short Time, they beleive will bee the occasion of Som Trouble 
or Difficulty to them in their reposessing of their Estates, ffor 
these men Do beleive that the warr betweene the Crownes of 
England and ffrance canot End but with the Eestoracon of all 
the ffrench ^testants to their Native Kingdom and Estates 
To obviate this Difficulty and ansW" the Ends of those ffrench 
y*^ Realy Designe to Live and Dye heare and are Willing to 
accept of yo"^ Lordp^= ffaviors and the peoples heare, in giveing 
them Such priviledges as Shall bee thought Conveniant wee 
hope to find out a way to gett an act past in the Next Assembly 
that as many of them as realy Do Desier to bee Naturalized and 
will take the oath of Allegiance &c : and Do Such other reason- 
able things as by^the S*^: act they Shall be Enjoyned To Do may 
bee Singly Naturalized the Assembly not Sitting, and in the 
meane time wee Will take Care that they Shall Enjoy all the 
priviledges they have heitherto Enjoyed without Disturbance 
And may it please Yo"^ Lordps= to bee farther informed that 
the frequent advice we have of the ffrench's Designe upon this 
place more perticularly Late Informacon upon Oath that the 
admirall of the ffrench ffleete that Lay Last Sumer before the 
Havana Did ord"^ the Same ffleete to meete him there againe 
Early this Spring to take or Burne Charles Towne which ord"= 
the Informt= then a prisoner on board the admirall Saith he 
heard. Did necessitate us to admitt of this Session of this Assem- 
bly to Expedit the Building of a fort in Charles Towne which an 
act made before had appointed but wanted power to press men 



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and Materialls to Carry on that work time Enough to prevent 
this Designe of the ffrench against us, which this Last act hath 
SuiRciently ^vided against, wee also wanted a Store of powd'^: 
which wee hope by an act made this Session we Shall bee Sup- 
plied with (att Least Enough till wee receive that wee Sent for 
to England by Cap*= Edmund Belinger 

To have Disolved this assembly and have Called an other accord- 
ing to Yo"" Lordp^= ord'^^= and the Kules & Methods of Yo'' 
Instrucons would have Left So much time as that we Could not 
reasonably have Expected to have Done any thing with them in 
time Enough to have made us Capable to oppose any attempts 
may bee made upon us next Sumer by o"" Enemies 

Yo"": Lordp^: 10 or 11 Yeares ago was pleased to ord"" that no 
Lands to the Southward of Combahe river Should bee Laid 
out or granted to any perticular p'"son att that time (as wee Sup- 
pose) Designeing that Land for the Scotts by reason of which 
ord"" none of that Land hath yett been Laid out to any p'^son 
the Scotts haveing in all this time made no progress in the plant- 
ing of that Land and as we beleive by the afores^^ act of Trade 
are now fforbiden to make any Seperate or Distinct Settlem* : in 
any of his Maj^'^^^. plantacons Tracts of Land Island or proprie- 
ties wee Do presume to putt Yo"^ Lordps= in mind of that ord"" 
and that SeVall p^'sons have been and Now are Desierous To Buy 
plantacons part of S^= Land which Tho wee think it will be 
Conveniant to have it Settled wee will forbeare to Sell or Dis- 
pose of till wee have Yo"" : Lordps= perticular ord"= thereabouts 
Wee herewith Send Yo'' Lordp^= a Coppy of the Inform- 
acon made to us upon Oath Concerneing the Designe of the 
ffrench to attempt the takeing and plundering or Burneing of 
Charles Towne Next Spring w^ee have had SeVall other inform- 
acons to that purpose Last Sumer but wee hope with gods Assist- 
ance to bee able by that time by care & force to repell them And 
wish Yo'^ Lordp^= Long Lives Helth and prosperity and humbly 
beg Leave to Subscribe o*" Selves 

Yc^ Lordp^^ most Humble Serv'^^ 
Joseph Blake 

Ja : Moore Joseph Morton 

Ste : Bull 

W" : Hawett Tho : Cary 



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Charles Towne March the 24*^: 1697. 
May it Please Yo*^ Lordp* : 

Wee have Yo'-s= of the 23^= of Aprill 1696 with the act 
&c for preventing ffrauds & regulateing abuses in the Plantacon 
Trade which wee in obediance to Yc^r Lordp*=: Comands have 
by proclemacon made publick wee have att assembly begun att 
Charles Towne the 30^^ : Day of January 1696 and Continued by 
prorogacon and i\.djournem^*: to the 23^= Day of ffebruary Last 
Enacted the ffollowing Lawes Viz*: an act to make Currant 
fforeigne Coyne & to Establish & Settle the weight thereof An 
act for the makeing of Aliens ffree of this part of this ^vince & 
for granting Liberty of Contience to all Protestants, An act for 
to Settle the forme of Conveyances for the purchase of the Quitt 
rent of Lands Pattented att One peney ^ acre, An act to regu- 
late the Election of the Members of Assembly, An aditionall act 
for the Better Settleing & regulateing of the Millitia, a Declar- 
itory and repealeing act to ^vide Indifferant Jurimen in all 
Causes Civill and Criminall The foure first of which wee here- 
with Send Yo'^ : Lordp^ Coppy's as the onely acts then made 
which Seem's to us to have any relation to Yo"" : Lordp^ : Prerog- 
atives or Distinct Interest the rest being purely Collony Lawes. 
The act for Naturalizeing of Aliens is as ample as wee Could 
prevaile with the Comons to pass it and Satisfactory to the 
ffrench as they Say but wee Could not possibly have gott this 
passed till wee ^mised the Comons in an other act To unqual- 
ifie all Aliens for asembly men which is Don in the act for the 
regulateing of the Ellection of Members of Asembly (S;"^. . 
AVee are now hard att worke ab* : a fortificacon att Charles Towne 
which wee hope in a Little time to make Servicable And to 
Leave it So as when wee can raise Money to Do it with, it may 
bee made as regular and fformidable as any Such Woorke in 
America 

Yo'" Country is very healthy Encreases Daly with Inhabitants 
fflourishes in trade. And very peaceable & Easy So. wishing Yo'' 
Lordp^ : health and Long Lives Beg Leave to SubscriBe o^Selves 
Yo"" Lordp^: Humble Serv*^: 

Jos Blake 
Ja Moore Ste: Bull 

Tho: Cary 
John Berisford 
W" : Hawett 



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Charles-Town in South Carolina y^ 12^''. of March 1697/8/ 
May it Please your Lordspp^/ 

Y". of ye 30th . of j^ugst . by Capt. 

Stow we have Receiv'd. We were in a short Time after y^. 
Passing of that Act of Assembly Entituled an Act declaratory 
concerning indifferent Jurymen in all Causes Civill and Crim- 
inall, Conscious that y^. same ought not to be so Pass'd, and have 
Practically ever since Omitted y^. Putting of it in Execution, 
and had (if it had not been first sent to Y''. Lordships for your 
Approbation) Repealed it before this Time. 

We have sent to y"". Lordships Copies of all Acts of Assembly 
which we Conceived had any Relation to or Concern'd y. Lord- 
ship's Lands, Rights, Rents, Revenues or Prerogatives whatso- 
ever and y^. Titles of all Collony Laws. 

We have had y^. Small Pox amongst us Nine or ten Months, 
which hath been very Infectious and mortall, we have lost by the 
Distemper 200 or 300 Persons, and 

On the 24*^: of Feb'^y. last a Fire broake out in y^. Night in 
Charles Town, which hath Burnt y^. Dwelling, Store and Out 
Houses of at least fifty Families, and hath Consumed (it is gen- 
erally Beleived) in Houses & Goods the Value of 30000^ Ster: 
w^^. with y«. Small Pox we observe to be a great Disheartining 
to y^.. Planter & March^., Deadens Trade & Discourages Persons 
from abroad to Settle here. It will be necessary, to make these 
Afflictions easie and less taken Notice of, that we find out some 
waies of Encouragem*. to Draw new Setlers hither, w'='^. we hope 
w^*^. your Hon"^^. good likeing, may be done without any great 
Charge to your Lordshipps, & to y^. great Interest in y^. Con- 
clusion, So wishing y'". Lordships Long Lives & Happiness we 
Crave leave to Subscribe our selves Y'' Lordships most humble 
Servt^ Jos : Blake, Ste : Bull ; Ja : Moore, W" Hawett, Tho : Cary. 

Charles-Town in Carolina March y^ U^^. 1697/8/ 
May it please Y"". Lordships, 

We have Receiv'd y""'^ of y^. Twentieth of 
Decemb'-. 1697 by Cap*. Cole. 

The Govern'^. of Bermuda by Cap*. Stowe 
(haveing first Recorded it) hath Sent us his Majestie's Procla- 
mation for a Peace w^^ — France, W^"^. we have Publickly, Sol- 
emnly and Joyfully published, and will take Care (as farr as in 



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us lies) That y^. Articles of Peace between y^ two Crowns of 
England and France be strictly Observed. 

Govern"". Blake hath been Pleas'd to Comunicate to us y^ 
Councell here, That the Lords Comission''*. for y^. Plantation 
Trade do Require of your Hon", an Obligation Penalty 3000^ 
for his your Govern'^'s Observance Performance and Obedience 
of and to all such Directions & Instructions as from time to time 
shall be Sent to him from y^. King's most Excellent Majestic 
&c. He hath been Pleas'd to let us further Know the way and 
manner he Intends to Answer y^. Commission''^. Demands, or to 
Save harmless y"^. Hon'^s jf necessarily y^. Lordships must give 
y^. Obligation for Observance as afores^., with the Names of y«. 
Persons he makes Use of for Sureties who are M"". James Stan- 
yarn and M"". Jonathan Amory, both w'^''. are very sober, honest, 
able & Substantiall Persons. 

Y"". Councell after the Signing of y^. Enclosed, & before Cap*. 
Cole came in, was Adjourn'd and Dispersed so that they cannot 
all be gott together before Cap^ Stow saies he will Sail, There- 
fore we Desire our further and more ample Answere to y*". Lord- 
ships by Cole, 'till his Return or another Oppertunity, So wish- 
ing y"^. Lordships all Health and Happiness we begg Leave to 
Subscribe our selves y. Lordships, most humble Serv*®. 
Jos : Blake, Ja : Moore, W*". Hawett, Ste : Bull./ 

Charles Town in Carolina Aprill y«. 2S^. 
May it Please y*". Lordships, 

To y*". Lordships of y«. 20''^. of December 
1697 Sent by Cap*. Cole, in ours by Cap*. Stow (a Duplicate of 
W^^. is Inclosed) we Answered to, as much as y^ Shortness of y*. 
Time & Number of y^ Dep*'^^ then in Town would Admitt of. 

As to M""*. Nottle's Petition to your Lordships; Please to 
be Informed, that there hath not been any thing specially done 
here by y^ Councell relateing to y^ Disposeall of her Land : It 
became Escheated to y". Lordships for Want of Paym*. of Arrears 
of Rent, or Chattells upon it upon w<=''. Distress might have been 
made for y«. same by Vertue of an Act of Assembly, a Copy of 
w'='^. is Inclosed, and so of Course, (as all other Escheated Lands) 
was Granted to y^. first Person willing to take up the same. 

But y«. better to Enable us to give y"". Lordships a full Ace*, of 
y^ Matter, two of y^. Councell have Enquired of M""^. Nottles 
Attorneys here, w*. Orders they have at any time Receiv'd from 



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her about that Land when & why they Neglected to prevent y*. 
Escheat of it, to w'^'' they, her Attorneys, say, M". Nottle did 
write to them about it, but neither before had, nor since hath Sent 
to them any thing to Pay y^. Arrears of Rent w"^., and that they 
were not willing to Lay y^. Money out of y'". own Pocketts, 
because, at that time y«. Land, if possibly they could have had it, 
was not worth the Rent to y"., nor after it is Charged w*'^. a 
year or two more Rent, will it be worth it to any Person w^so- 
ever: No Land W^^. hath no Stock upon it, will Lease or Lett 
for anything here. 

We have now no Assembly in being, but as soon as we shall 
have (w'^'^ we Intend to Call so as to Sitt next Fall) we will 
Endeavour to gett y^. Indian Trade so Regidated, as it may be 
as well safe as beneficiall to y^. Collony & the Inhabitants : in the 
mean Time we have no Reason to Expect any Mischeif from y^. 
Indian Trade, the Small-Pox hath Killed so many of them, that 
we have little Reason to Beleive they will be Capable of doing 
any Harm to us for severall Years to Come, that Distemper 
haveing Swept off great Numbers of them 4 or 500 Miles Inland 
as well upon y^. Sea Cost as in our Neighbourhood, w'^'^ must 
Needs lessen y'^. Trade very much : it is amongst us now, God be 
thanked, neither so infectious nor Mortall as it was in cold 
Weather. 

Those Acts of Assembly w*^''. our late Govern"" — Archdale, by 
y"", Lord^p® — ample & gratious Powers & Condescensions, made 
here, have had their Intended & desired Effects, but the Want 
of your Lord^p^ — Approbation of y"". so long, doth begin to 
make some Persons, w*^*" upon y*. Basis have paid Consid''able 
Sums of Money for Land &c uneasie & discourages others from 
Purchaseing & Settling. We hope y*". Lordships to remove y^. 
Occasion as soon as possibly you can. So wishing y"". Lord^P^. 
long Life & Happiness, we Crave Leave to Subscribe our selves 
y"". Lordships most humble Serv*®. 

Joseph Blake, Jos : Morton, James Moore, W*" — Hawett, 
Thomas Cary & John Morton/ 

Joseph Blake Esq"", one of y^ true & absolute Lords and Proprie- 
tors of y^ Province of Carolina and Govemo"". of South Carolina, 

and the rest of the Lords Proprietors Deputies 

To Henry Wigington Esq"" Greeting 

Wee y^ said Joseph Blake & Lords Proprieto". Deputies for 
y^ better & more Speedy Dispatching of Publick Business, Have 



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thought fitt to Comissionate & Impower you y^ said Henry Wig- 
ington and wee Do hereby Comissionate & Impower you, so long 
you shall Continue Deputy Secretary or dureing our Pleasure to 
Administer Oaths for y'^ Proveing of any Paper, writeing & Mat- 
ters, which are to be recorded in y^ Secretary's Office, And fur- 
ther to Administer Oaths relateing to all Publick, lustrum'^ of 
Protest which are to be Attested and Manifested by y^ Publick 
Notary. In Testimony whereof wee have hereunto Sett our 
hands & Seals y« Eleaventh day of February Anno Domini. 
1698/9 ... 

Joseph Blake 
Ja : Moore 
Robert Daniell 
Edmd. Bellinger 
Recorded, February y^ fifteenth Anno D«. 1699 . . . 

Thomas Amy Esq'', one of the true & absolute Lords & 
Propriet". of y^ Province of Carolina/ 

To Edmund Bellinger Esq""./ 
Wliereas it is Appointed by y^. Lords Proprieto". of Carolina in 
y^ ffundamentall Constitutions & Rules of Government that 
each of y*^. Lords Propriet"^®. shall name a Deputy, to be his Rep- 
resentative in y^. Gen'^'^ Assembly & Councell of Carolina 

I out of ye. Trust & Confidence I have in y^. Wisdome Pru- 
dence & Loyalty of you the s^. Edmund Bellinger do Constitute 
& Appoint you y^. S^. Edmund Bellinger to be my Deputy in 
that Part of y^. Province of Carolina that Lies South & West of 
Cape ffear, w^^. full Power & Authority to Act & Exercise all 
such Powers & Things as to a Lord Proprief^'* Deputy doth 
properly Belong. Given under my Hand & Seal this Thirty 
first day of March One Thous^. Six Hundred Ninety & Eight. 

Tho: Amy (scale) 

John Earl of Bath Palatine & y<=. rest of the true & 
absolute Lords & Propriet". of y«. Province of Carolina./ 
To Edmund Bellinger Esq""./ 

Wee out of y^. Trust & Confidence we have in y^. Wisdome, 
Prudence, Integrity & Ability of y^ s<^. Edmund Bellinger, Do 
hereby Constitute, Authorize & Appoint you y^. s'^. Edmund 
Bellinger Survey^ Gen^" — of y*. Part of y^. Province of Caro- 
lina that Lies South & West of Cape ffear with full Power and 



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Authority to Act, Execute & Perform all things w*soever which 
belong to y^. Office of y« s"^. Survey"" Generall, together with all 
Profitt & Perquisitts belonging to y^. s^. Office & we do hereby 
Revoke & make Null all former Comissions granted for y^. s^. 
Office. Given under our Hands & y«. great Seal this 31®^. (j^y of 
March Anno 1698/ 

Bath Palatine, A : Ashly, Bath for y^ Ju"^. Carterett, Craven, 
W™. Thornburgh for S"". John Colleton, Jos: Blake, Thomas 
Amy, W"" — Thornburgh X 

John Earl of Bath Palatine, Anthony Lord Ashly, 
William Lord Craven, George Lord Carterett, 
S"" John Colleton Bar"*. Thomas Amy, Joseph Blake 
and William Thornburgh Esq"^^. the true & absolute 
Lords and Propriet"^^ : of y^. Province of Carolina 
To John Ely Esq^ 

To all whome these Pres*^. shall Some Greeting 
Know Yee that wee do hereby dureing our pleasure, Constitute, 
Appoint, Authorize & Impower you y*^. s^. John Ely to be our 
Receiv"". Generall of y*. Part of our Province of Carolina that Lyes 
South & West of Cape ffear, & allso to-be on our Behalfs & to 
our Use Receiver of all our Moneys & Dues w^soever and of all 
our Rents in that part of our Province afores'^ w*^. Power & 
Authority in our Names to Aske, Demand, Sue for. Levy, Require, 
Recover, Distrane for & Receive the sA. Rents & Dues, and to 
give Acquittances & other discharges for us & in our Names for 
such Sums as you shall Receive by Virtue of these Pres*®. & to do 
& Act all other Thing & Things w^soever that we our selves 
might legally Do in Order to y^. Recovery of y^ s<^. Rents & 
Dues as well in Arreare or that shall become due before our 
repealing or Yacateing this pres*. Comission by some Writeing 
under the Hands of y^. Palatine and two or three more of y^ 
true and absolute Lords & Propriety's. & y^. great Seal of our 
Province published & Recorded in y^. Secret'^y's Office there: 
And for what Rents or dues you shall Receive you are to be 
Accountable to us & to Dispose of y^ same as you shall be 
Directed by us. We do allso Constitute & Appoint you 
Escheator of y^ Part of our Province afores^. and to do all those 
things that to the Office of an Escheator do belong. And we do 
hereby Revoke, Make null & void all former Comissions Granted 



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for y'^. said Offices. Given under our Hands & y^ great Seal of 
our Province this Twenty sixth day of July Anno Doni. 1698/ 
Bath Palatine, Bath for y« Lord Carterett, W'". Thomburgh 
for S"". John Colleton, Thomas Amy, Joseph Blake, W"". Thorn- 
burgh. 

M^ Thomas Miller haveing Meritted well of us, and Wee being 
therefore willing to Shew him some Marke of our ffavour, have 
thought fitt to Bestowe on him One Thous'* — Acres of Land 
Rent free for w'^^. you are to Pass a Grant to him in y^. ffonn 
we have Directed for Land sold for w*^'' — this shall be your 
Warr^ Given under our hands and Seals y^. fourth day of 
March One Thous<^. Six hundred Eighty and three 

To y^ Govern'^ & our Dep*'^^ Craven P^' (seal) 

of y*. part of our Province Bath for jr* ( }\ 

that Lies South & West of Lord Carterett ^^^^ 

Cape ffear P Colleton — (seal) 

Recorded Janu'-y. 16*^ : 1698/9 

Henry Wigington Dep*y Secret'^y./ 

William Lojd Craven one of y^. true & absolute 
Lords & Proprief^^ of y«. Province of Carolina 
To Robert Daniell Esq'". 

Whereas it is Appointed by the Lords Proprief^ of Carolina 
in their ffundamentall Constitutions and Rules of Governm*. 
that each of y*^. Lords Propriet". shall Name a Deputy to be his 
Representative in y*=. generall Assembly and Councell of Caro- 
lina. I out of y^. Confidence I have in y^. Wisdome, Prudence & 
Loyalty of you y^ said Robert Daniell Do Constitute & Appoint 
you y«. s^. Robert Daniell to be my Deputy in that Part of our 
Province of Carolina w<^^. Lyes South and West of Cape ffear, 
w*^h. full Power and Authority to Act and Exercise all such 
Powers & Things as to a Propriet■^^ Dep^y. do's Belong Given 
under my Hand and Seal the fourteenth day of January Anno 
Dom : 1697/8 

Craven (Seal) 
Recorded Janu'-y. y^ 17'^. 1698/9/ 

William Thornburgh Esq"", one of y^. true & absolute 
Lords & Propriet". of y«. Province of Carolina 

To Robert Gibbes Esq"". 

Whereas it is appointed by the Constitutions and Rules of 

Govemm*. of Carolina that each of y«. Lords Propriet"^^ shall 



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Choose and Nominate a Deputy to be his Representative in y^ 
Coimcell and Assembly of Carolina : I out of y^. Trust and Con- 
fidence I have in y^. Wisdome, Prudence & Loyalty of you y^. s^. 
Robert Gibbes Do hereby Constitute & Appoint you y«, s<^. Robert 
Gibbes to be my Deputy in that Part of our Province of Carolina 
that lyes South & AVest of Cape ffear, w*"*. full Power & Author- 
ity to do all those things y^ to a Proprief®. Dep*^. do properly 
belong Given under my Hand & Seal y^. Twentieth day of 
Octob"". Anno 1698. 

W". Thornburgh (Seal) 
Recorded Janu-y. 17^^. 1698/9/ 

Anthony Lord Ashly one of y^. true and absolute 
Lords & Propriet"^^. of y^. Province of Carolina 
To Henry Le Noble Esq^ 

Whereas it is Appointed by y^. Lords Propriet". of Carolina 
in y''. ffundamentall Constitutions & Rules of Governm*. that 
each of y«. Lords Proprief^^. shall Name a Deputy to be his Rep- 
resentative in y^. generall Assembly & Councell of Carolina. I 
out of y^. Trust & Confidence I have in the Wisdome, Prudence 
& Loyalty of you y^. s'^. Henry Le Noble do Constitute & Appoint 
you y^. s^. Henry Le Noble to be my Deputy in that Part of our 
Province of Carolina, that Lyes South & West of Cape ffear 
w***. full Power & Authority to do & Execute all those things 
that to a Lords Propriet". Dep*y do's properly Belong Given 
under my Hand & Seal the 20'^. day of May 1698./ 
Recorded Janu-^y. 17'^. 1698/9/ ' ' A Ashly (seal) 

Henry Wigington/ 

John Earl of Bath Palatine and the rest of y«. 

true and absolute Lords and Proprief^^ of y^ 

Province of Carolina./ 
To Thomas Cary Esq"", our Receiv. Gen"^". or to y^. 
Receiv"". Generall for y^. Time being of Carolina 

AVhereas we have Constituted by our Comission beareing date 
y^ Twentieth day of May 1698 Edmund Bohun Esq^ to be cheif 
Justice or Judge of that Part of our Province of Carolina that 
Lyes South and West of Cape ffear, and for his Care and 
Trouble in Executeing y^ s"^. Office have Allowed Him a Salary 
of Threescore pounds, ^ Anum to be paid him halfe Yearly out 
of y^ Publick Treasury of Carolina to Comence from y«. Time 



no 

of his Entrance on y^. s^. Office : We do Require you to Pay unto 
y^ s''. Edmund Bohun Esq"", y^ s'i. Threescore pounds ^ Anum. 
halfe yearly out of s*^. publike Treasury and for your discharge 
therein this shall be your Sufficient Warr*. Given under our 
Hands & Seals this 28*^ day of May 1698'/ 

Bath. Palatine (seal) 

A. Ashly (seal) 

Bath for L'^. Carterett (seal) 

Craven (seal) 

Jos: Blake (seal) 

W"'. Thornburgh — — (seal) 
for S"". John Colleton 

Tho : Amy (seal) 

W"". Thornburgh — — (seal) 
Recorded Janu'-y 20^^. 1698/9 

Henry Wigington D. S. 

Whereas Wee have Sold unto Heni^ Augustus Chastaigner 
Esq"". Seigneur of Cramahe & Alexander Thezee Chastaigner 
Esq"". Seigneur de Lisle One Thousand Acres of Land for w'^'^. 
we have Receiv'd y*^. Simi of ffifty Pounds. You are to Direct 
y^. Survey'". Gen'^". to Admeasure y^. same out for them in such 
Place as y^. s'^. Henry Augustus Chastainger & Alexand"". Thezee 
Chastaigner shall Desire within y^: Limitts, and w**>. such Pro- 
portions of ffront to y^. Navigable Rivers or Creeks, as we have 
(by our Instructions for Setting out & Bounding of Land beare- 
ing Date in Septmb"". 1683) Appointed; And you are to Pass 
Grants for y«. s*^. One Thousand Acres of Land to y^. s'*. Henry 
Augustus Chastaigner and Alexander Thezee Chastaigner & their 
Heires for ever according to y^. fForm we have Appointed 
for Land Sold. And you are also to Direct y^ Survey. G^n""". to 
Lay out two Thousand Acres of Land more in One Piece with 
y^. said one Thousand Acres, for yv^^. you are to Pass Grants 
according to y^ fform We have by y^. afores'^. Instructions 
appointed for Land whereon y^. Penny ^ Acre Rent is reserved, 
And you are to Cause at y^. same Time y^ s^. Henry Augustus 
Chastaigner and Alexander Thezee Chastaigner to Sign a Coun- 
terpart of the s^ — Indenture or Deed of Conveyance for y^. Secur- 
ity of y^. Penny ^ Acre Rent to us for y^ s^. Two Thous''. Acres 
of Land, and the s<^. One Thousand and two Thous^. Acres are 
to be made a Mannor (if they shall so Desire) for w^\ this our 



Ill 

Order, w^h. you are to Record & ffile shall be your Warr*. Given 
under our Hands & Seals this fourth day of Septemb^ Anno 
Dom : 1686 

Craven ^^"'"^ — (seal) 
To James Colleton Esq"- one of y^. P Colleton (Seal) 

Landgraves & Govern^ of y*. Part of John Archdale (Seal) 
our Province of Carolina that lyes 
South & West of Cape ffear and to y«. 
Govern"", for y^, Tim*^ being and our 
Deputies./ 

Recorded ffeb'T^: Eight 1698/9 
Henry Wigington D S. 

John Earl of Bath Palatine, Anthony Lord Ashly, William 
Lord Craven, George Lord Carterett, S"". John Colleton Bar"*., 
Thomas Amy, Joseph Blake and William Thornburgh Esq", true 
and absolute Lords & Propriet'^^ of y^. Province of Carolina 
To Edmund Bohun Esq"". 

We Reposeing especiall Trust & Confidence in y^. Ability, 
Care, Prudence & Fidelitie of you y*^. s<^. Edmund Bohun Have 
Ordaned, Constituted & Appointed, & by these Pres'^. Do Ordane, 
Constitute & Appoint you y«. s<^. Edmund Bohun by y^. Name & 
Stile of chief Justice or Judge of that Part of our Province of 
Carolina that lyes South & West of Cape ffear To Have, Hold & 
Determine all Pleas as well Civill as Criminall and those Relate- 
ing to y«. Publick Revenues and all other Pleas w*soever arise- 
ing & Happening within y^ s^ — Part of our Province of 
Carolina. Giveing & hereby Granting unto you y«. s^. Edmund 
Bohun full Power and Authority to do, Perform & Execute 
all Acts, Matters and Things whatsoever within y*^. s^. Part 
of our Province of Carolina W^. to y«. Office of a cheif 
Justice doth in any Avise belong or Appertane and in as large 
& ample manner to all Intents & Purposes as any Justice 
or Baron of any of y^. Courts of Westminster or any of y^. 
English Plantations in America may or ought to Perform & 
Execute To have & to hold y«. s'^. Office of chief Justice in y^ 
s^. Part of our Province of Carolina, together w'^^. all ffees. Per- 
quisites, Priviledges, Liberties, Imunities & Casualties belong- 
ing to ye. s^. Office untill We y^. s"^. Grantees of this Commission 
shall upon a full Heareing of him y^. s'^. Edmund Bohun or some 
other Person Comissioned by him Adjudge him worthy to be 



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Deprived of this Office for any Misbehaviour or Injustice by him 
Comitted & no Longer: After W^^ Judgm', upon such Heareing 
of y*=. s'^. Edmund Bohun by us or the Maj"". Part of us given this 
Comission shall be as if it never had been Granted. And We do 
hereby Require & Command all our Officers and all other Per- 
sons w^soever in any wise Concern'd to Take Notice of this our 
Grant & give all due Obedience to him y«. s'^. Edmund Bohun 
in y^. Execution of y^. severall Powers herein Granted him as 
they will Answer y^ Contrary at y^ Perill. And we do hereby 
Revoke and make Null all former Comissions granted for y*^, s*^. 
Office. Given under our Hands & y^ great Seal of our Province 
this Twentieth day of May in y^ year of our Lord One Thous^. 
Six hundred Ninety & Eight. 

Bath Palt'"«. A. Ashley, Craven, Bath for y^ L^^ 

Jos: Blake Carterett W'": Thornburgh for S^ 

jno — Colleton Thomas Amy, William 
Thornburgh 
Recorded ffeb'y y^. Eigth 1698/9/ 
Henry Wigington D S. 

Thomas Amy Esq^ haveing well Merited of us, and in Con- 
sideration of y*^. great Services he hath done in Contributeing to 
y^ well Settlem*. of our Province of Carolina Wee have thought 
fitt & do Require you to Order y^ Survey. Gen'^". to Admeasure 
out Twelve Thous<^. Acres of Land for y^. s*^. Thomas Amy for 
w*^^. you are to Pass Grants to y^. s'^. Thomas Amy and his Heires 
for ever, Reserving y^. Quitt Rent of Ten Shill ^ Thous*^. Acres 
p"". Ann. And y^. w'^''. Twelve thous'^ — Acres we will shall be 
made in two Manners if he shall Desire it so to be for w'^''. this 
shall be y"^. Warr*. Given under our Hands & Seals this seven- 
teeth day of Octob^ 1694/ 
To John Archdale Esq-". | Craven paitine (seal) 

Govern'', of Carolina ( Bathe (seal) 

W™. Thornburgh for 
S"". Jn°— Colleton Ba"-"'. (seal) 
Recorded May y^. IS*'' : 1699 John Archdale for 

Henry Wigington D S./ Thomas Archdale (seal) 



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John Earl of Bath Palatine, Anthony 
Lord Ashly, William Lord Craven, George 
niaoii: Sigiiru. L^. Carterett S"". John Colleton Bar"*: 

Thomas Amy & Joseph Blake Esq", the 
true & absolute Lords & Propriet". of y^. 
Province of Carolina./ 
To Nicholas Trott Esq-". 

Wee being Assured of y«. Care, Prudence and Ability of you 
the s"i. Nicholas Trott, Have Made Constituted, Authorized & 
Appointed, and by these Pres'^ — Do Make, Constitute, Authorize 
& Appoint you y«. s^. Nicholas Trott to be (dureing our Pleasure) 
Attorney Gen"^". of that part of our Province of Carolina that 
lyes South & West of Cape tfear, therein to Act, Plead, Implead, 
Sue & Prosecute all & every Person & Persons w*soever for 
all Debts, ffines, Amerciam^^ fl'orfeitures. Escheats, Claims & 
Demands whatsoever w^*^. now is or may or shall be due or in 
Arrear to us upon any Ace', whatsoever whether Rents, Revenues 
or otherwise howsoever and to Prosecute all matters criminall as 
well as Civill GiA'eing & hereby Granting unto you full Power 
& Authority in y^. Premises, therein to Deal Do, Execute & Per- 
form in as large & ample Manner to all Intents & Purposes as to 
y«. s'^. Office of Attorney Gen"^" — doth in any wise app''tane or 
belong And Ave do further by these Pres'^. Constitute, Order & 
Appoint you y^. said Nicholas Trott to be (dureing our Pleasure) 
Advocate Generall of y^. s"^. part of our Province of Carolina to 
Sue, Implead, & Prosecute in y^. high Court of Admiralty in 
y^. s^. part of our Province of Carolina in all matters as well 
Civill as Criminall, To Have Hold & Enjoy y^. s<i. Office of 
Att''ney Gen""" — and Advocate Gen"^", of y^. s<i. Part of our 
Province of Carolina & all Liberties, Priviledges, Perquisites, 
ffees, and Profitts whatsoever thereunto Incident or belonging 
And we do hereby Revoke & make Null & void all former Comis- 
sions granted for y^. s*^. Offices Given under our Hands & the 
great Seal of our said Province this fifth day of ifeb''y. in y^. 
Year of our Lord One Thous*^, Six Hundred Ninety & Seaven./ 
Bathe Palatine, A: Ashley, Craven, Bathe for y«. L«i. Carterett 
W'". Thornburgh for S^ J"°— Colleton, Tho : Amy. 



8— H. c. 



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John Earl of Bath Palatine Anthony Lord Ashly, 
William Lord Craven, George Lord Carterett, S^ 
John Colleton Barn*. Thomas Amy and Joseph 
Blake Esq", the true & absolute Lords & Propriet". 
of y^. Province of Carolina/ 
To Nicholas Trott Esq-". 

Wee out of y«. Trust & Confidence we have and Eepose in y"". 
Care, Prudence & Ability Have Made Constituted & Appointed 
and by these Pres^^, Do Make Constitute & Appoint you the s«^. 
Nicholas Trott to be (dureing our Pleasure) Navall Officer of 
that Part of our Province of Carolina that lyes South & West 
of Cape ffear Hereby Requireing and Impowering you to Take 
Entrys of all Ships or Vessells inward bound to or outward 
Bound from that part of our s^. Province of Carolina and to See 
to y^ due Performance of & effectuall Putting in Execution of 
y^ severall Acts relateing to y^ Plantation viz'. An Act made in 
y«. TAvelfth year of y*'. Reign of the late King Charles y*=. Second 
Intitled an Act for the Increasing of Shipping and Navigation, 
an Act made in y«. ffifteenth year of y^. Reign of his said late 
Majesty, Intitled an Act for y^. Incouragem*^ of Trade, an Act 
made in y^. two & Twentieth and three & Twentieth Years of his 
s'i. late Majestie's Reign Intitled an Act to Prevent y«. Planting 
of Tobacco in Engl'^ — and for Regulateing y«. Plantation Trade. 
An Act made in y«. Twenty fifth Year of his s^. late Majestie's 
Reign, Intituled an Act for y^ Incouragem'. of the Greenland & 
Eastland Trade and for y^. better Secureing the Plantation 
Trade: an Act made in y^. Seaventh and Eighth Years of y^ 
Reign of his p'^sent Majesty Intituled an Act for Preventing of 
ffrauds and Regulateing Abuses in y^. Plantation Trade and all 
other Acts of Parliam^ now in fforce relateing to y^. Plantation 
Trade Giveing & hereby Granting unto you (as much as in us 
Lyes and as fully & amply as wee can or may Grant) full Power 
in y^. Premisses therein to do. Execute & Perform in as large & 
ample manner to all Intents & Purposes as to y'=. s'^. Office of 
Navall Officer in any of y«. Kings Plantations doth in any wise 
Appertane or belong To Have, Hold & Enjoy y''. s^. Office of 
Navall Officer in y'^. s^. part of our Province of Carolina, together 
with all Perquisites, ffees, Profitts & Priviledges thereunto inci- 
dent & Belonging And we do hereby Revoke & make null & void 
all former Comissions granted for y^. s^. Office Given under our 
Hands & v^. great Seal of our s'^. Province the fifth day of Ifeb'^y. 



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in y^. Year of our Lord One thous^. Six Hundred Ninety & 

Seaven./ 

Bathe Palatine, A. Ashley (great Seal) Craven, Bathe for L^. 

Carterett W*". Thornbnrgh for S^ John Colleton Thomas Amy. 

Gentlemen, 

We doe hereby Acquante you That M"". Nicholas Trott being 
appointed a Navall Officer for the Performance of certane 
Things in y^ Act for the Encouragem*. of Trade made in y«. 
15th. year of the Reign of King Charles the Second &c hath here 
given Security for his Majesties Use for y^. true & faithfull 
Performance of his Duty within y^ Province of Carolina And 
is approved by us the Comm'"^ of y^ Custome in England being 
in Persuance of a Clause in y^. late Act of Parliam'. made in the 
7^^. & 8^^. Year of his Majestie's Reign Entituled an Act for Pre- 
venting ffraud & Regulateing Abuses in the Plantation Trade. 

We rest 

Y"". Loveing ifriends 
Custom house Lond" : Walter. Yonge 

18th. March 1697./ Sam : Clarke 

Ben: Overton 
For Peter Jacob Guerard Esq'": Jo: Austen 

Collector of his Mats Customs 
& others whome these may Concern at Carolina/ 
Recorded May y^ 18*^. 1699. 
Henry Wigington D S. 

Charles-Town on Ashly River in Carolina May y^. thirteenth 

1699/ 

May it Please y^ LordPP^ 

Y>-. LordPP^ Letter of y^ Tenth of Aprill 1698 
Sent by Maj'". Daniell, and y". of y^ Sixteenth of Aug^*. 1698 
Sent by Cap*. Mann we have Receiv'd. 

Y"". LordPP^ — Constitutions sent by Maj"": Daniell We Offered 
to y«. Lower House for their Assent to, by a Bill of their House 
to be Pass'd into a Law ; they Liked them not, so modestly Laid 
them aside, and Appointed a Comittee to add to those or Draw 
new ones, with their Address to y. LordPP^ — for y. gratious 
Acceptance &c which when done they Liked not, and have taken 
a longer time to Consider of both. 



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The ffrench here, ever since M"^. Archdale laid down the Gov- 
ernm^ have not been Differenced from y^. English in any manner 
of Usage or Concern publick or private, Except being of y«. 
Assembly here, w'^''. the Act for their Naturalization hath not 
given them, and their being Jurymen in Tryalls w'^''. Concern 
his Majestie's Eevenue of his Customs &c w'^^ — all Aliens by an 
Act made in England are made unqualified for, in all other 
Matters they have Enjoyed all the Priviledges of English-men, 
and the English & they have a long Time lived together as if 
they were all of one Nation, the former Animosities being quite 
forgotten./ 

M"". Secref^y. by this Conveyance send y"". LordPP^ — all the Acts 
in fforce here. 

Wee thought it fittest that Maj"". Daniell's Money for Value of 
his Rum condemned should be Repaid him out of the publick 
Treasury, into w'='\ all of it (Except y^. Prosecuf^^ part) was paid, 
Wee therefore Proposed it to y^. lower House for their Con- 
currance with us for an Order to y^ Treasurer (for without 
that, none of the Publick Money can be Disposed of) to Repay 
it to him, but they unanimously Dissented; If y. LordPP* — 
thinke fitt to have it paid him in any other Way, Please to 
Order it so. 

Foreseeing that if their should be Occasion to make Use of 
that Act for Restraneing of Pyrates &c formerly Ratifyed by 
y. LordPP^ — , the Validity of it would be Disputed for the 
People are generally of Opinion, That it was not duly Enacted; 
We sent that y^ Lord??* — Sent to us to the Lower House to be 
passed into a Law, w^h. they would have done with a little but 
no materriall Alteration in respect of his Majestie's Service, 
But not without a Clause in y^ same Act to Declare y^. former 
Act of no Force, which, without y"". LordPP^ — Leave Wee would 
not Accept of. 

What ye. Country hath done for M"". Marshall, a Person every 
way deserving y«. Character y. LordPP^ — give him, you will 
See by the Copy of an Act made here and Sent you by M"". 
Secrefy., with which he seems to be veiy well Satisfied. 

Chief Justice Bohun's Learning, Integrity & Diligence in y^. 
Execution of y^. Laws of England in fforce here We have yet 
no Experience of; But of his Neglect of and Acting contraiy to 
y«=. Laws of this y^ Colony we are too Sensible. 

Nicholas Trott Esq^ arrived here ten Dales agon : We will 



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take Care that all y-". publick Officers shall observe such Methods 
as he shall Prescribe to them, for y^ better and more regular 
Keeping of their respective Records. 

We have allready Repaired and Widened our Look-out and 
have taken Care for it's Managem*. to y^ best Advantage 

We have allready by an Act of Assembly given Incouragem*. 
to y^ Pilotts to make frequent y^ Use of y^. South-Channell. 

We are profoundly Sensible of and unfeignedly thankfull for 
y. LordPP^ Care to Promote y^ Trade as well as y^ Increasing 
ye. Number of y^ Inhabitants of this y. Plantation. 

Edward Randolph Esq-", his Majestie's Survey. Gen^", from 
New-Yorke came hither, where by y^ Govern--, all y. Dep*'"— 
and all other y. LordPP^ — publick Officers he was Received and 
Treated with all Civilities & Respects due to y^ Place he bears 
and y«. Trust his Majesty hath Reposed in him. After two or 
three Months Stay here, he Went on Board a Vessell bound for 
Bermuda ; when the Master of that Vessel putt her under Sale 
for that Voyage, he Ask'd M--. Randolph for his Permitt to go 
off; He told y^ Master he was y^ King's Officer and Wanted 
no Permitt for his Departure nor would he be Subject to y^. 
Colony Laws ; The Master told him he had given Security in a 
Bond of One Thousd— Pounds not to Cany off any Person with- 
out the Govern". Permitt, And that without such Permitt he 
would not Carry him off: M^ Randolph told him he would go 
on Shoar and inmiediately Discharge those Bonds for him; He 
Went to y^ Secret-^y^— Office & Inquired of y^ Dep^^ Secrefy— 
if any such Bonds were in y^. Office, and Desired him to let him 
See it, W^h. as soon as he had in his Hands, he Cancelled Tore in 
Pieces and Went away : This Wee thought fitt to Write to you, 
least he should Represent this thing at home otherwise than it 
was. He never Ask'd the Govern^ or Secretly, for a Permitt, nor 
so much as Hinted that he Expected to go off without a Permitt, 
or without doing what y^ Act for that End made requires to be 
done, before a Permitt can be given to any Person. 

Yr Lordpps — Constituteing Esq^ Bohun Judge of so many of 

ye. highest Courts hath allready given us some Trouble, and we 
foresee will give us much more ; ffor he Beleivs & Sales he's not 
Accountable in any Court or Place or before any Authority 
whatsoever here for any thing he can do; which Opinion we 
Beleive encourages him to Act contrary to our Laws as he hath 
allready in severall Cases done, even where y^. Law hath laid a 



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severe Penalty upon him for so doing, and We have now an 
Information Exhibited ag*^ him for y«. Penalty of one Hun- 
dred Pounds; We will by this Conveyance give y*" — ■ LordsPP^ — a 
particular Ace*, of all his Proceedings. 
Wishing y. LordPP^ Health & long Life 
AVee are 3^^ Lord??® — most humble & Obedient Serv'^ . 

Jos: Blake 
Jos: Morton 
Robert Gibbes 
James Moore 
Edm<^. Bellinger 
Henry Noble 

Charles-Town on Ashly River in Carolina May the IS^^ — 
1699. 
May it Please y. Lordpp^— 

We have Receiv'd y"". LordPP^ Comission for 
Impowering us to Sell Land, and to Inspect the Acc'^ of y^ Late 
Receiv-^^ M^ Cary and M^ Moore &c 

M"". Cary hath given his Acc*^ to M^ Ely and hath paid him 
the Ballance of them as they Stand ; How good they are we 
cannot Judge, before we have made Inquiry of y^ particular Per- 
sons of y^. Sums of Money paid him, and to whome & how 
much every Person hath paid for y^. Land he Possesses or Holds, 
w'='^. to do will Require some time; the Govern*" — hath allready 
taken Care to have this done as soon as Possible, which when 
done will make easie y^. Stateing of and Enquireing into M*". 
Moor's Accounts. 

We will Observe y"^. LordPP* — Instructions for the Sale of 
Land &c 

Wishing y. LordPP^ Health & long Life We are 
y. Lordpps — most obedient & humble Serv'^ — 

Joseph Blake 
Jos: Morton 
Rob*. Daniell 
Ja: Moore 
Edm'^. Bellinger 

William the Third 
^y y^- Grace of God King of England, Scotland, ffrance and 
Ireland Defender of y^. ffaith &c To Jonathan Armory Gen^ 



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Greeting. We Reposeing Confidence in your Skill, Abilitie, 
Industry & ffidelity to our Service Have Constituted & Appointed 
and by these Pres'^ Do Constitute & Appoint you y^. s"^. Jona- 
than Amory to be Advocate in y^. Court of Admiralty of South- 
Carolina, and We do hereby Committ to you full Power & 
Authority to Appear for us and our high Admirall or y^. Com- 
ission" for the Executing the Office of our high Admirall for y^. 
Time being as Advocate in y^. s*^. Admiralty Court of South 
Carolina and to Move & Debate on behalfe of us & our said high 
Admirall of y^. s^^. Comission'^ for Executing that Office for y^. 
time being, whatsoever may be found to be Requisite & Con- 
duceing to any of y^. Rights, Perquisites, Profitts or Benefitts 
belonging to us or to y^. Office of our high Admirall and to 
Move for & Procure all manner of Process and all manner of De- 
crees for Seizure of Ships & Goods of whatsoever kind in any sort 
forfeited or belonging to us or to y^. Office of our high Admirall 
and Cognizable within y^. s^. Court & to Cause Proceedings to be 
made thereupon & joyn up Issues & Produce or See Witnesses to 
be Produced as y^. Cases may Require and both to Act & Defend 
for us or our s'^. high Admirall or y^ s*^. Commission", for Exe- 
cuting that Office for y^. time being, and to. Sue for and Procure 
finall Decrees & Interlocutories & Sentences definitive & Execu- 
tions hereof for y*^. Advantage of us or our s'^. high Admirall or 
y^ s"^. Comission'^^ for Executing that Office for y^. Time being & 
Generally to do & Consent to all & every Act & Acts thing & 
things yv'^^. may be requisite in y^. Premisses or touch or concerne 
y^ same. Giveing and by these Pres'^s^ Granting to you y^. s'*. 
Jonathan Armory all manner of Rights, Places & Priviledges 
belonging to our Advocate in our Court afores*^. and our Will & 
Pleasure is that these our Letters Patents or Comission shall 
Continue in force onely dureing our Pleasure In Witness whereof 
we have Caused y^. great Seal of our high Court of Admiralty of 
England to be hereunto Affixed Given at London this six & 
Twentieth day of June in y^. year of our Lord 1697 and in y^ 
Ninth year of our Reign. 

(Locus Sigilli 

Cu"": Admira*:) 

Orlando Gee Reg^ 
Recorded June y^ 27^^. 1699 

Henry Wigington D S 



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Joseph Blake Esq. one of y^ true and absolute Lords and Pro- 
prietors of y« Province of Carolina & Goveniour Leutenant Gren- 
erall and Vice Admirall of y' part of y^ Said Province y*^ Lyes 
South and West from Cape Fear and y^ rest of y^ Comissioners 

for apointing publick Officers &c 

To y^ honourable James Moore Esq. 
Wee reposeing especial trust and Confidence in y^ ability Care 
prudence and fidelity of you y^ Said James Moore, By virtue of 
y^ Power and authority to us derived Have ordained, Constituted 
& apointed and by these presents Do Ordain Constitute, and 
apoint you y^ Said James Moore by y^ Name and Style of Cheif 
Justice of y^ Pleas or Judge of y* part of y^ Province y* Lyes 
South & west of Cape fear, To have, hold, and determine all pleas 
as wel Civill as Criminall and those relating to y^ publick reve- 
nues and all other pleas w' Soever ariseing and hapning w'^in y^ 
Said part of y'^ Said Province of Carolina Giveing and hereby 
granting unto you y^ Said James Moore full power and authority 
to do perform and execute all Acts, matters and things whatsoever 
within y« Said part of y« S<^ Province which to y^ Office of Cheif 
Justice of y^ Pleas doth in any wise apertain or belong in as large 
and ample Manner to all intents and purposes as any Cheif Jus- 
tice or Judge of any of his Majestys English plantations in 
America may lawfully do. To have and to hold y^ Said Office of 
Cheif Justice of y'^ Pleas and Judge together w^ all Fees, per- 
quisites, Priviledges, Immunitys and Casualtys belonging to y^ 
Said Office untill y« Lords Proprietors or our Selves shall other- 
wise direct. And we do hereby Comand all Officers and all other 
persons whatsoever in any wise Concerned, to take notice of this 
Grant and give due Obedience to y^ Said James Moore in y^ 
Execution of y*^ Said Office,, — „ — „ — „ — „ — „ — 
Given under our hands and y^ Publick Seal of y^ Province this 
first — Day of Decemb^— Anno Domini 1699/700 

Joseph : Blake Esq. one of y^ true & absolute Lords and Pro- 
pritor of y^ Province of Carolina Lieuetenant Generall Vice Ad- 
mirall and Governour of y* Part of y'= Province of Carolina y* 
lyes South and west of Cape fear 

To y^ honorable Joseph Morton Esq. Landgrave and Cheif Judge 
of y^ Court of Admiralty, And the Honorable James Moore 
Esq. Cheif Justice, And to the Honorable Edmund Bellinger 
Esq. Deputy Judge of y« Admiralty and y^ Hono^^ie: Rob: 
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Know Yee y' I by and with y« Advice & Consent of my Coiincell 
have Nominated, Constituted & appointed, And by these Pres*^ 
do Nominate, Constitute, & Appoint you y^ Said Joseph Morton. 
James Moore Edm'^. Bellinger. Robert Daniel & Rob*. Gibbs, or 
any 4 of you Provided Jos: Morton be one. Justices for holding 
of a Sessions of Oyer & Terminer & Gaol Delivery for y^ Juris- 
diction of y*= Admiralty of South Carolina at y^ house of Cap*. 
William Smith in Charles town on Wednesday y*^ 7^^ day of 
February next, To enquire by y^ Oath of Good & lawfull men, by 
whom y^ Truth may be y^ better known, of all and all manner of 
Pyracies Robberies & Murther's homicides and Misdemeanours 
done & perpetrated upon y^ Seas by whomsoevevor howsoever y^ 
Same hath been done & perpetrated & to inspect all Indictm*s. 
w*soever relateing, to y^ Premises before you brought & to make 
Process thereupon against all & Singular Persons Indicted before 
you & to hear & Determine all & Singular y« Pyracies, Robberies, 
Murthers, homicides & Misdemeanours & Indictm*% afores^. 
According to y« Laws & Statutes of England, & y« Customs of y^ 
Admiralty, as in like Case hath & ought to be done or used & to 
Chastise and punish Persons offending as afores"^. And every of y™ 
for Such their Offences by Death, fines, ransomes, Imprisontm*® : 
Amerciaments, forfeitures, or otherwise as ought & hath been used 
to be done in & by y^ Admiralty Jurisdiction, Comanding you & 
Every of diligently to Intend y^ Charge and Trust hereby 
reposed in You, and y* You make Inquiry upon y^ Premises, and 
hear Determine, fullfill and Perform y^ Same aforesaid doing 

therein y* which to Justice doth apertaine 

Given under my hand and y*^ Great Seal of y*= Province at 
Charles Town this fifth day of January Anno Domini 1700: 
Annoque Reqni Gulielmi Tertij Regis & cetera undecimo,, — „ — 

(sigill:) Joseph Blake 

( Pro : ) 

Charles Town on Ashly River 
the Day of Anno D" : 1699. 

May it Please Y^ LordPP^ — , 

Judge Bohun's Opinion of y« fulness And unlim- 
itedness of his uncontroulable Power (as he Calls it) hath given 
us a Great Deal of Trouble since his Arrival here nor hath it 
been less Chargeable to the Country, — — In a Short time after 
here he acquainted y"". Councell y* he intended to call & hold a 



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Generall Session of Peace & Gaol Delivery we told him we 
thought there was no Occasion at this Time (we haveing y" but 
one Prisoner in Goal, for Such a Chargeable Court as y*, And 
delay'd him till we Saw w^e Could not put him of Longer with- 
out disobligeing him to Extremity y" wee Comply'd with him, 
And he would have y* Court sit at y« Same time y^ Court of 
Pleas was to Sitt, Proposeing to do y^ business of both Courts in 
as Short time as of one, Att y^ Day appointed for y^ Session 
w<=^ was y^ Second Tuesday in May last, he Called & open'd 
both Courts, He Proteus like. Metamorphosed himself and Court 
in one & y*^ Same Hour without Adjournm*: from Judge of y^ 
Pleas, into Judge of Goal Delivery And anon into Judge of y^ 
Kings bench, And thus he Spent three Days and a half without 
doing more y" another might have done in two hours, he Kept y^ 
Jurors for y^ Court of Pleas undischarged three Day's And Did 
not try one Cause w*'^ y™.. tho formerly w" they have try'd 
most Causes They used to be discharged in one Day & a half, 
The Jurors for y^ Court of Goal Delivery he kept on duty — 
three days & a half and tryVl but one Criminnall, In his 
Court of Kings bench which he held at y^ Same time w*^^ ye two 
former, he Comitted y^ Marshall of y^ Admiralty to Goal for not 
bringing before him in his Said Court on Tuesday, Two Persons 
W^'^ he took out of his Custody y^ Saturday before by his warr* 

to y^ Provost Marshall A Difference w'^*^ arose between 

him & his attorneys of y^ Court of Pleas, about ffees and ready 
Money was y^ Occasion he did nothing in y* Court and he 
declared y^ first day of y* Court before Noon, y* he would try 
noe Causes y* Court, He knew there was butt one Criminall to 
try in y^ other Court Yet kept 94 Jurors, (for so many are neces- 
sary to attend both Courts) together w*^ Plaintiffs, Defendants, 
Witnesses, and other Persons Concerned a Great number on duty 
y^ time aforesaid this unnecessary and very exjDensive Delay 

hath disobliged a Great number of People 

One Crowther Master of a Pink, after he had beat thirteen weeks 
upon y^ Coast of Virginia for y* Port, Came into Ashly River, 
for Wood, Water & Provisions, a little time after his arrival 
here two of his Seamen left him, he Complained of y'" to Cap* 
Bellinger, Deputy Judge of y« Admiralty who by his warr*, had 
y'" brought before him to whom they absolutely refused to go on 
board He according to an Act of Assembly Entituled 
for y' Purpose made here Committed y'" to y« Custody of y*= 



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Marshall of y*^ admiralty, by him to be kep*. till y^ Pink Sayled, 
and y" to be jjiit on board w^^ was done Accordingly. Judge 
Bohim after y^ Vessel was under Sail bound out of this Port by 
his warr*. directed to y^ Provost marshal, & a precept to a Cap' of 
one of y^ Companys' in Charles Town to raise his Company to 
Assist his Marshall sent for y« two men and their Master on 
shoar ye two men he let go at Liberty y^ Master he Comitted to 
Goal, because y*^ Marshall of y« Admiralty, had not obeyed his 
writt of Habeas Corpus, The Master by this Means, to his, & 
Owners, Great Damage, made uncapable to Proceed on his Voy- 
age, Petitioned y^ Councell for his Liberty, That his Seamen 
might be put on board, & for Damages, after y^ Reading of y^ 
Petition and before y^ Councell enquired into y^ Merritt of y^ 
Matter, We Sent for Cheif Justice Bohun by him to be In- 
formed of y*^ reasons for his So doing, he told us y' w' he had 
done was according to y^ Habeas Corpus Act, we told him these 
two Men were Persons Convict & under Execution & therefore 
not within y^ Compass of y*^ act & y* before y*^ Execution of his 
Writt of Habeas Corpus, he was by a Member of our Board told 
y^ Same he told us y* w' he had done he would Justify by Law, 
w^e told him we did not then Send for him to Call him to Ace*, 
for w' he had Done, But (if he Could) to give us better Reasons 
y" we Could take from his Process, for his so Doing, or Else y* 
we would Send y^ Men on board again, we Could Observe nothing 
from his further Discourse upon y^ whole Matter, but y' his so 
Doing was reason Enough for its being Done before y^ debate 
of y^ Matter was made an end of, w^e Came to understand y* y^ 
Judge had by recognizance bound OAer these two Men (for whom 
before he had acted more like an advocate y" an Indifferent 
Judge) to y« next Gen". Sessions of y^ Peace an uncertain Time, 
we asked him for w' Crime, upon whose Complaint, or Informa- 
tion he had bound these two Men to y« Sessions, he would make 
us no Answer, other y" y* he had done it, wee Enquired of y^ 
Master if he had made any Comjalaint against his Men to y^ 
Judge, he told us Noe wee Apprehended this was done by y« 
Judges advice w*^ y« Consent of y^ Men to make us less Capable 
to Send them on board in fine we Ordre the Men to be putt of 
board and y^ Judge at last advised y"^ to leave a Power behind 
y*" to Sue y^ Marshall of y« Admiralty for false Imprisonm*. 
Some Say the Judge first medled in this Matter to Grieve y^ 
Master because he did not first Complain to him against his Men 



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& y' he (as before) multiplied his Proceedings because he Could 
not beare to have any thing done by him to be Called in Ques- 
tion or Contradicted, and for y« Sakes of y^ Fees, we have reason 

to beleive y^ last was a great Inducem*. In his Court of 

Kings Bench he Called y^ Marshall of y^ Admiralty before him 
to make return of his writt of habeas Corpus, Wliich he was 
Comanded to bring y^ bodys of y« Two Seamen afores'i. before 
him, on Tuesday y^ Marshall made return y* y^ bodyes of y^ 
Said Seamen were taken out of his Custody by his y^ Judges 
Precept to y^ Provost Marshall directed on y^ Saturday before 
ye Said Tuesday, The Judge Said this was no return & therefore 

Comitted him Prisoner to the Provost Marshall 

Among other his Multifarious Proceeding's in y'= afores'^. Matter, 
ye Judge Sent a Certiorari to Landgrave Morton his Majesties 
Cheif Judge of y^ Court of admiralty for so he is Constituted by 
his Majesties Speciall Comission, & to Edmund Bellinger Esq" 
Deputy Judge, y^ Copys of y^ Cheif Justices Certiorari, and their 
return to it we hereunto Send Your LordsP^ — This hath made a 
Difference Between Your LordShips Cheif Justice and his 
Majesties Judge of admiralty. The Justice Says he will make y^ 
Judge know he hath Power & will Supersede any business w*so- 
ever shall be brought before him in y^ Admiralty, to this y^ 
Judge will not Submitt. Wee know Your Lordships have Power 
by your Charter to make Judges of y^ Admiralty. Notwithstand- 
ing W^h his Majesty is Pleased to Comissionate one here now if 
your Cheif Justice Supersede all business shall be brought before 
ye Kings Judge it will in Effect make his Majesty's Comission 
Void Whether this be a fit way & time for your Lordships to 
Claim y"^ Preerogative in y^ Particular Matter your Lordships 
are better Judges y" we are. And we hope your Lordships will 

Give Instructions about it 

One Watkins a Merch^, from Bristoll Came here w" after he had 
Stay'd Some time and was inclined to Go off, he Sold y* 
remainder of his Goods for Something less y" he retaild y™ to 
John Hales an Inhabitant for money to be paid before he went 
off ye Said Hales refused or neglected to Pay him his Money as 
agreed w^h ye Merch*. Petitioned ye Cheif Justice for a Speciall 
Court, weh was Granted him, and a Tryall had in w^^ ye Def*: 
attorney, alledge y^ ye Judge had made divers Errors, a Copy 
whereof wee herewith Send your Lordshipps and accordingly did 
address ye Governour for approbation to ye Judge till ye Said 



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Errors were arguid wee Endeavored to Persuade y^ attorney to 
desist, by telling y" there was nothing but right done Tho in a 
wrong way, they told us y* if indirect meanes were Suffred, to be 
made use of to do Justice, they would be much more made use of 
to do Injustice the}^ would not be Prevailed upon to desist, There- 
upon y^ Secretary was Ordred to Issue out Such Process as in y* 
Case is usual. The Secrefy. before he did anything in y' matter 
Acquainted y'' Judge of y^ Importunity of y^ Deft^ attorney and 
of y« Necessity — he was under to Comply w*'' y'", the Judge 
was not against arguing y« Errors, but Said y^ Process must Go 
from him. And he must and Would & y* none other in Carolina 
Could try his Errors. The Secretary told him it was not So in 
England, he Said he knew y*, but y* he by his Comission was 
Judge of all & every Individual Superior Court in w^^ y^ Errors 
of y^ Inferior Courts were arguable &c^ — The Secretary told him 
y^ Govern"^ was Satisfied he ought not be Judge of his Own 
Errors, And had ordered him to Issue out Process for a hearing 
in y^ Palatines, Court, And desired his y^ Judges advice in y^ 
method of doing it. The Judge Seemed to be willing to advise, 
but whilst y^ Secretary and he were discoursing of y^ Matter, 
y^ Judge made an Excuse to go out, Step'd into another Room & 
Signed an Execution in y^ Particular matter, and ordred y^ Mar- 
shall to execute in mann"". 

Then Came again to y« Secretary & w'^ him Consulted of y^ 
mann'^ of y^ Process not telling him of y^ Execution being signed 
or Executed, however y*^ matter was brought to a hearing before 
y^ Councell where y^ Judge was Pres', & arguid passionately for 
ye pjt "Yhe Councell for y^ reputation of y^ Country & Justice 
Sake Ordred y« Merch^ Should have his Money, And left it to 
y^ Judge to Proceed as he would have done if no Errors had 
been, — The Judge Ordred y^ Matter so y^ Notwithstanding, 
Execution was Executed upon y^ Def. Goods, y« Merch' wen of 
without his Money, nor did at last take Care to have it p'^. Sooner 
y" it might have been recovered in y^ Court of Course The Attor- 
ney for y'^ Def, Adres'd y^ Councell to know where they might 
bring an Information for y« Penalty of 100^. for non Observance 
of our Jury Act Against y^- — Judge of & Above all Courts, 
after some time w'^^'out Success Spent, to Disuade y^ attorneys 
from their PurjDose we told y'" y^ Palatines Court would hear 
and try all Causes, in w'^*' any Officer of any Court without 
w^h Officer y^ Court Could not have a being, was Concerned, 



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and to Judge of appeals, The Def*. Hales hath filed an 
Information in y^ Secretary's Office against y^ Judge with a 
Co})y of w'^'^ he hath been Served it will Come to a tryall 

ye 2nd AVednesday of August next, He hath done a great 

many things Contrary to our laws made here, Sometimes he Say's 
They are all nonsence, and y* he will take no notice of y"^. Some- 
times he Say's he acts Contrary to them Ignorantly, and it is (he 

Say's) because he cannot See y™ Both houses of Parliam*. 

have made an Order y* y^ Clerk of y^ lower house. Shall have y* 
Benefitt of giveing Copy's of all acts of Assembly to every Person 
w'^'' hath Occasion for y"' att : 2^. 6°. for y^ Copy of each Act, this 
being to Gratify him in part for his attendance on y* house — The 
Clerk of y'= Lower house being sometimes out of Town w" y^ 
Councell Sate So as y* we Could not Come at y^ Acts w" wee had 
occasion for y™ The Secretary moved for an Order to have y* 
Acts kep* in his Office to avoide y* Inconveniency, An Order was 
made Accordingly but w*^ y^ Condition, That y^ Clerk Should 
have y*= benefit of Giveing Copys as before, and y' y*^ Secretary 
nor his Deputy Should Not give any Copy's — He hath told y^ 
Councell he desired Copy's of all our acts in force. The Councell 
told him it Avas y« Clerk of y^ Lower house his Business to Give 
him Copy's he paying for y™, (his own Motto for So he Say's to 
every one y' Comes to him about Business) as Every one of y"* 
Did If they had Occasion for y"", he told us he would not pay for 

y*" The Secretary told him Severall times y* if he would, 

himself, or Order his Clerk, or any Other Person to Copy y'" for 
him, he would order his Deputy to lett y"" Do it, he doth not 
accept of this offer but Say's y^ King in England gives all his 

Magisterial Officers Copy's of all acts w**^ out Paying for y™ 

By Carrying on business, in unusual, Indirect and Unnecessary 
Channells, he Generally Advances y^ Costs of Every Suit to 
double (Some More) the fee they "have been used to amount to & 
takes Greater fees for Matters & Things w'^*' used to be done y" 
are allowed by our Act of fees — a few Particulars we Instance 
as follow — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 

He demands and forces y« Paym*. of five Shill® for Every action 
entred in the Judges book tho y^ Same never Come to a Tryall 
this fee was never demanded before He demands and takes one 
Shill and Six Pence, for y^ Venire for every action w^'^^ [^ Entred 
in y^ Judges book tho y^ Same go by Nihil Dicit or be made up 
before it Come to y^ Jurv never taken before. The Attorney 



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refuseing to Pay him y^ two afores^. Fees together w^^^ y^ reasons 
above mentioned, was y^ only Cause why he would not try any 

Actions y*^ hist Court of Pleas 

He takes ,7^. 6° for Allowing a writt of Error y* fee being lim- 
itted by act to 5 Shill. After Judgm'. obtained, in his Court of 
Pleas he refuses to Sign Executions or Tax Cost of Suit till Such 
time y^ attorney records w* he will have him Record and pay 
him Six Shill & eight Pence for makeing up y* record a thing 

altogether needless And never before Practised 

For y^ Copy of y^ record of his Court he exacts : li :12^ :6D : w<=^ 

before his Time Exceeded not : 7^ :6D : 

What he Enters Aperta Curia for a Record in his Chamber 
Erases and Alters — w<^'' Particularly he did in y^ Case of 
Watkins & Hales aforesaid The P^ non suited himself in w"^^ 
Case y^ Def^ hath Costs allowed him, The attorney for y* 
Def*. Presented to y'^ Judge y^ Bill of Costs by him to be taxed, 
one of w'^'* Articles was y« Nonsuit as it was entred in Court. 
The Judge Said it Avas no Nonsuit but, a Discontinuance for w'=^. 
y^. PI*, pays no Cost ; the Attorney told him he saw it Entered a 
Nonsuit in his Booke, y^. Judge went from him y^ Atfney, to 
his Clarke, Erased out y^. Nonsuit & in y*^. place thereof Entered a 
Discontinuance, And all this to Save his beloved Plantif y* Cost 
These Particulars have Ocurr'd w^'^out a Particular Scrutiny into 
his Gen^' : Proceedings w^^^ we have reason to fear are all tinc- 
tured Av"^ such excesses We hope Your Lordships will take notice 
how mischeivous such a Multiplyed & unaccountable Power 
infected w^' an excessive Love of Money may be to any Comon- 
wealth- and how arbitrary that Governm* must needs be where 
any Great officer can pretend to be Judge of his own actions and 
no where accountable for his Proceedings in all other Matters 

So wishing your Lordships all health and happiness 
we Crave leave to Subscribe our Selves, 

Your Lordships most faithfull & 
humble Servants 

Sept ye . 5th . 1699 
May it Please Your Lordships 
Wee have herewith Sent your Lordships Duplicate of our last 
to you Since w*^*^ time our Assembly have Sate & will not medle 
anything in y^ Matter of y^ Constitutions but adjourned to y^: 
30*'^: of January, without doing anything more y" reviveing y^ 
Acts y* lay'd y^ Imposition on Skins &c^ 



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The Dayly Continuance of y^ Clamours of y^ People for Judge 
Bohun's Exorbitancy Gives us Cause humbly to Intreat your 
LordsP®. would be pleased to let him know y* Some Court or 
other is Superior to him y^ gi^eat Disatisfaction y^ People are 
under by reason of his unlimitted Comission you will See by y^ 

Address from y^ Commons also herew^*^ Sent 

May it Pleas your Lord?^. to be Informed y* it hath been alwaies 
usual in this Governm' — for y^ more ease of tradeing men, 
to Permitt special Courts, to be held because y« Stopp of Ships 
till y^ Court of Course might be of gi-eat Detrim^ to y*^ owners, 
Merch*% & Masters, & our Councell books being burnt, a New 
Order was past to y* Purpose a Copy of w*^"^ is inclosed & as it had 
allwaies been here used, y^ Person desireing. Petitioned y* 
Govern^, (ye Councell not sitting) to Give his Order to y^ 

Judge for it One Cap*, fforster Petitioned for a Special 

Court — y^ Govern'' thought it reasonable & indorsed y^ 
Petition as usual, & Sent it to Judge Bohun who would not 
Pay Obedience to it nor Call a Court, because he was not 
Petitioned himself Saying y* Courts should be w" he Pleased 

not w" y^ Govern"^ ordred The Petition, w*^^ y^ Indorsem*, 

& the Attorneys Certificate of w* he did in y« matter is inclosed. 
How Cap*, fforster's Owners, will take it w" they Shall hear y* 
there Vessel was forced to ly here two months on Charges for y*^ 
recovery of ^20. or ^30 Pound wee know Not, but wee are sure it 
is y^ way to discourage trade — The reason why the Councell 
would have y« Power of appointing the hold Speciall Courts, or 
(they not Sitting) y« Govern'' is, y^ fees of Special Courts being 
Considerably higher y'^ Court of Course, they would not Give y^ 
Judge opportunity on every frivolus occasion of holding y'" for 
love of y^ Fees wee hop Your Lordships will take this Matter 
into Your Serious Consideration for it makes your Governm*. 
here very ridiculous in y^ Eyes of all Strager y* when they Shall 
Order a Court to be Called for y'' Ease & releif Your Judge shall 
refuse to pay Obedience to it — And Praying for your Lord- 
shipps health and Longlives, Crave leave to remain 
Your Lordshipp Most humble Servants 

Joseph : Blake 
James : Moore 
Edmund: Bellinger 
Robert: Gibbs 
Henry : Noble 



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Charles town in South Carolin — 
May it Please Your Lordship's Janu^-y, : 17 : 1699/700 

Since ours of y^ of Sept'''^\ 1699, to Your Lordships, Wee 

have Nothing New or Extraordinary to trouble you w*^. Except 
y« Relation, of a Most Infectious, Pestilentiall & Mortall Dis- 
temper (y^ Same w*^^ hath alwaies been in one or more of his 
Majesties American Plantations for 8 or 9 Years last Past) which 
from Barbadoes or Providence was brought in among us into 
Charles Town about y^ 28^^ or 29*^ of August last, and y« Decay 
of Trade and mutations — of your LordsPP^ — Publick Officers 
occasioned thereby — This Distemper from y« time of it's begin- 
ning afores*^, to y^ first day of November, Killed in Charles Town 
at least 160 Persons Amongst whom w^ere M"" Ely Your Lordshipp 
Receiver Gen'^ — M'' Armory y'^ Lordships Receiver for y^ Pub- 
lick Treasury, Edw^, Rawlins Your Marshall & Ed^. Bohun Esq' 
Your Cheif Justice &c^. To Whose Room (till your Lords?^. 
Pleasure be made Known to us) we have thought fitt to Consti- 
tute James Moore Esq'. & by y^ Death of y^ S'^ Justice, all those 
Desputes w*^'^ have arisen Between him & Y"^ Councell & between 
him & y^ attorney's of his Court, (y^ last of w^*^ were y^ Occasion 
of great delay of Justice) are removed, and by our Comission 
to y^ S*^ Moore we have taken Care to Prev* or Obviate y^ like 
Deputies, In M'^ Ely's Room we have appointed Edmund Bel- 
linger, in y^ Publick Receivers room is appointed George Logan 

Esq : In y^ Marshalls room Cap*^ John Collins 

Amongst a Great many other Good & Capitall March*^ & house- 
keepers in Charles Town y^ Reverend M'' Marshall our Minister 
was taken away by y^ Said Distemp"" — w*^^ hath Occasion'd us 
to adress our Selves to y^ Lord Bishop of London for such 
another, we hope & begg your Lordships will be pleased to put 
his LordsP. in mind of us and to Care y*^ such another. Learned, 
Sober, Pious, Moderate Prudent and Obligeing Minister may be 
Sent us — Besides those y^ have dyed of this distemper in Charles 
Town: 10. or: 11: have dyed in y*^ Country all w'^'^. got y^ Dis- 
temper & were Infected in Charles Town went home to y'^ fam- 
ilies & dyed & w'^^ is Notable not one of all their families. 
Infected by y'" — This so great a loss of Merch*^ & Men of Estate 
hath putt a Great Stop to trade, w^h we hope now all is healthy 

again will revive 

We have receiv'd your LordsP^ Letter of y^: 27*^: Sept''^'": by 
Cap^ Stow to w^h we will answer at large as also give your 

9— H. c. 



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LordsP^ a further ace* of all things, W^^ Shall, be worth your 
Notice, w'^^ Shall occur before y' Time by Cap* fflavel who 
Intends to Saile for London in thirty dales Cap* iforster by 

whom we Send this being in haste to Sayle 

Wishing your Lords?* all health & happiness 

Wee remain your Lords?*, most humble Serv**. 

Janu'-y. y^: 17'^: 1699/700 
May it Pleas Your Lordship 

That fatherlike Care w*^'^ your Lordship hath taken to fill all y^ 
Churches in his Majesties Plantations in America, w'*^ Pious, 
Learned and Orthodox Ministers as well as Your Lords?*, appli- 
cation to us of y' Care, in a more Especial manner, my Sending to 
us so Eminently, good a Man, & our late Minister y^ reverend M"" 
Marshall deceased Encourages us to Address your Lordshi^D for 
such another, he by his regular, Sober & Devout life, gave no 
Advantage to y^ Enemies of our Church to speak ill of it's, 
Minister, By his Sound Doctrine y^ weak Sons of our Church 
he Confirm'd, by his Easie & as it were Natural use of y^ Cere- 
monies of our Church took away all Occasions of Scandall at y™, 
By his Prudent & Obligeing way of liveing & Manner of Prac- 
tice, he had Gained y^ Esteem of all Persons, For these reasons 
it is y* we address your Lords?, for such another, The Same 
Encouragem^ & Provision was made for M"^ Marshall is setled by 
act of Parliam*. upon his Successor a Minister of y^ Church of 
England w'^'' is as followeth Viz^ 150 Pounds Yearly out of y^ 
Publick Treasury, A Good Brick hous & Plantation two Negro 
Slaves, & a Stock of Cattle, besides a Considerable Benefitt w^** 
by y^ Encouragem* of y^ Governm* will acrew, By Christianing, 

Marriages & Burials — 

AVee beg your Lordship Let y^ Nature of our Address, Excuse y^ 
trouble it Creates you, and our Presumption and y* Your Lord- 
ship will give LTs leave to write our Selves, most reverend father 

Your Lordship most dutifull Sons & humble Serv** 

To y^ right Hono^ie: and ] 

right reverend father in I 

God Henry Lord Bishop \- 

of London 



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March, the : 8*^. Anno D°. 1699/700 
May it Please your Hono". 

In ours of y^: 17"\ of January last wee 
acquainted your Lordships with y^ receipt of yours of y^. 21. of 
September 1699, to which this is our Answer — 

As to Judge Bohun wee gave y"" Lordships a full & True ace*, 
of the matter of fact and Left y'^ merritt of y^ thing to yo"". 
Judgm^ and Directions to which wee Should readily have 
given due Obedience so farr as y^ Judge would have Lett us. Butt 
he is dead which hath not more Effectually putt an End to that 
matter then your Lordships Comands (then which nothing can 
be more Obleidging to us) hath Done — 

Our Governo'". & his Majesties Officers take due Care that the 
Acts of Parliament for regulateing the Plantation Trade and for 
the Encourageing of Shipping & Navigation are well Observed, 
& no Vessels have been Seized of Late but have been Condemned 
& y' according to s'^ Laws,, 

Wee Suppose Landgrave Morton y^ Judge of y« Admiralty & 
M"" Bellinger his Deputy will give your Lordships reasons for 
their Acceptance of y^ Comission by which they now Act the 
Governo'". is Pleased to tell us he hath Sent your Lordships a 
Copy of itt„ „ „ „ „ . 

The Constitutions y*^ Comons would not Accept of nor pass y^ 
Act against Pirates without a repealing Clause &c=*. The reasons 
Alleadged are theirs not ours, Butt we Canot Observe no great 
Inclination in y^ better Sort of People to Encourage Pirates,, — 

We are greived wee have Occasion (& humbly begg your Lord- 
ships Pardon for it) to trouble your Lordships with y^ unac- 
ceptable Narrative of y« Misbehaviour of yo"^ Publick Officers by 
M"" Bellingers narrative, his Articles of Charge against M"" Trott 
and y^ Order of your Councell made thereupon all now Sent to 
you,, ,, „ 



Your Lordships will See how M"" Trott hath behaved himself 
& what wee have done in which wee Submitt our Selves to your 
Lordshi]5S better Judgm*. Your Lordships Country is very 
healthy & hath made more rice y^ Last Cropp then we have Ships 
to Transport 



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Wishing your Lordships all health & happiness wee Crave 

leave to Subscribe our SelvevS 

Your Lordships most faithfull 
Humble Servants 
Joseph Blake 
James Moore 
Edmund Bellinger 
Henry Noble 
Robert Daniell — 

Joseph Blake Esq'', one of y^ true & Absolute Lords & Pro- 
prietor of y^ Province of Carolina, Governo''. Lieu^ Gener". & 
Vice Admirall of that part of y^ said Province that lyes South & 
West from Cape Fear, And y^ rest of y^ Comission". for Ap- 

l^ointing Publick Officers &c^ 

To Henry Wigington Esq"" 

Wee being Assured of y^ Care, Prudence & ability of you y^ 
said Henry AVigington by Virtue of y^ Power & authority to us 
derived. Have made Constituted, authorized & appointed & by 
these Presents Do make, Constitute Authorize & appoint you 
y^ said Henry Wigington to be (dureing our Pleasure) Attorny 
Gener" of that part of y^ Province of Carolina that lyes South & 
West of Cape Fear therein to Act, Plead, Luplead, Sue & Prose- 
cute all & every Person & Persons whatsoever for all Debts, fines, 
Amerciam*^. — forfeitures Escheats, Claims & demands what- 
soever which now is or may or shall be due or in arrear to y^ 
True & Absolute Lords & Proprieto''^ of y^ said Province upon 
any Acco'. whatsoever, whether rents, revenues or otherwise how- 
socA^er & to Prosecute all matters Criminall as Avell as Civill, 
Giveing & hereby Granting unto you full Power & authority in y^ 
Premises therein to Deal, Do, Execute & Perform in as large & 
ample manner to all Intents & Purposes as to y« said Office of 
Attorny Gener" — . doth in any wise Apertan or Belong, To 
have hold and Enjoy y^ said Office of Attorny Gener". — of y« 
said part of y^ said Province of Carolina and all Liberties, Priv- 
iledges Perquisites, fees & Proffitts whatsoever thereunto Incident 



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or belonging, Given under our hands & y^ Great Seal of y^ said 
Province this first day of May Anno Dom : 1700 

Jos Morton Ja: Moore 

Joseph I 1 Blake 

I I 

Edm^. Bellinger | 1 

Henry Noble 



June the. 13*^. 1700 
May it Please your Lordships — 

In ffebruary last run out of y^ havana. 7 or 8 men in Launch 
a Spanyard Cheif in this they took a Bigger Vessel & added to 
y^ Number of their Men & so Continued Piratically takeing of 
Vessels till they had in a Short time taken .17. all or most 
English & encreased their Number of Men to about 44 or 45 
which were English, Portuguese, Blacks Indians & Most of all 

French — — — — — — — — — — — — — 

These with two Vessels which were bound from Jaimaca to Lon- 
don & which they took in y^ Gulf Came upon our Coast in Aprill 
last where y^ Pirates quarrelling amongst themselves turned 
ashore all y^ English Pirates Amongst them which were Nine & 
one Seaman belonging to one of y^ English Vessels taken in y^ 
Gulf These Men Came ashoar at Sewee Bay & from thence to 



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Charles Town by Land, Pretending they were taken by Pirates 
& turned adrift at Sea out of Sight of Land in a Small Boat 

without Armes & with but very little Provision & water 

It happened y^ at y^ Same time these men Came to Charles Town 
wee had three Masters of Vessels which had been taken by them, 
whereof as soon as wee were Informed wee Caused y^ Men to be 
Apprehended & after Examination Comitted them to Goal & for 
y^ Tryal of them Appointed a Sessions of Oyer & Terminer & 
Goal Delivery for the Jurisdiction of y^ Admiralty on Wednes- 
day y«^. 5*^. day of instant June, Seaven of these men together 
with two of y^ Pirates w*^** took Cap* Rhett in y^ Providence 
fFrigate & which had for y' fact lain in Goal here about .6. 
Moneths Avhich for Avant of Evidence against them wee Could not 
Try before Cap* Khett came in, were Condemned & Executed 
yesterday all but one by Name John Colson which Seeming to 
be very Penitent as w^ell as least Culpable, we have thought fitt 
to repreive till your LordshijDS pleasure therein be Signified to 
us which wee begg y"" LordP^ to do by y« first Opportunity, .... 

This Man Executed y^ rest 

The two Pirates which took Cap* Rhett had two Evidences 
against them to prove y* Piracie (i. e) Cap* Rhett & Cap* 
Anthony Mathews a Master of a Vessel taken by them and their 
Prisoner on board them when they took Cap*. Rhett The rest 
have four, Some three y^ least two Evidences against them to 
Prove their being in armes & assisting to y« takeing Some of five 
Some of four y« least three Vessels, Edward randolph Esq'. Sate 
in Court y« whole Tryal of these Pirates, after y^ Evidence was 
Summ'd up to y^ Jury & that ready to go out he in favour of 
four of y^ Criminals produced a Deposition which he had taken 
in Providence whicli was to this Purpose y^ master of y^ Vessel 
from Avhom four of these Pirates were taken made Oath that 
these men (i e.) four of them by name were taken from him by 
force, this being a Considerable time before y^ Pyracies Comitted 
for w"^^ they were Arraigned w^ee thought fitt not to give them 
to y^ Jin\y hoAvever Avee let y^ Jnry knoAv what they Avere, These 
men had perticular Certificates to y^ Same purpose from their 
Masters. 

Wee thought fitt to giA'e your Lordships a particular Acco*. of 
this, doubting M'" Randolph might make a misrepresentation of itt 
at home, For wee See his humour is to quarrel at every thing that 
done as well in y'^ Kings GoA^erm*. as Proprietaries & that he 



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had rather no Goverm^ Should do any thing well than he want 
an Occasion to Complain of them at home 

The Grand Jury Acquitted two of y« nine Pirates — These men 
when they came in told us that their fellows intended to fitt their 
Vessel in one of our harbours & a day or two after were Seen three 
Vessels at an Anchor at Sewee Bay, Then wee made all y^ hast 
possible to fitt out two Sloopes with a hundred men to take them 
whilst wee were about this Cap* Rhett in a Ships Boat Came 
from y^ Northward Close along shoar who told us there were no 
Vessels to y« Northward, this put a Stopp to our Progress two 
daies after this wee heard of y«= Pirates being in North Edisto 
then wee fitted out our Sloops & Sent them thither but they Came 
there to Late Some of our own People by giveing y^ Pirates 
Notice of this Preparation Caused him to go to Sea before our 
Sloops gott thither this Expedition Costs the Publick near, a 
hundred Pound but we hope y^ report of so Sudden & so well 
done a thing will discourage Pirates from lying upon our Coast 

Skeech from Bristol Came in about five weeks Since on board 
of whom was y^ Smallpox & a Malignant feaver of which, Ten 
or Eleaven dyed at Sea & two or three here. But God be thanked 
these distempers have not Infected us Wee are very healthy 

Joseph Blake 
Rob* Daniel Joseph Morton 

James Moore 
Hen: Noble Edm^, Bellinger 



Carolina, May, 17*^— 1700— 
May it Please yo'' Lordships — 

The Death & Departure out of this Province of some & the Neg- 
ligence of others of y^ Members of y^ house of Comons Elected to 
Convene on y^ thirteenth of September, 1698, made y^ Appearo""^. 
in y^ Said house y^ 2, or 3, last Time of their Convention so few 
that little or no Publick business was or Could be done by them, 
for which reason wee hopeing to have more diligent Persons 
Elected in y^ Stead of y^ Negligent as well as y^ roomes of y« 
Dead & Absent filled up, thought fitt to dissolve that Assembly, 
which wee did on y«. 31. day of January last & at y^ Same time 
Issued out Writts for y^ Election of another Assembly to meet 
on ye. 20. March last,, — 
Because y^ Dissolution of y^ Assembly gave us a Chance for Per- 



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sons more Industrious & better inclined to attend y^ doing of 
Publick business & is no more Charge or trouble to y« People 
then y« Election of one member wee thought it better to dissolve 
it then to give writts for Election to fill up y^ Places of y« dead 
or Absent 

On y« twentieth of said March wee mett y« house of Comons 
who (after they had Chose M"^ Nicholas Trott Speaker) pre- 
sented to us three Bills, one for Securing y^ Provincial Library 
in Charles Town, One to Appoint a Publick receiver, & one for 
y^ better regulateing the Proceedings & fees of y^ Admiralty, In 
which last Bill they wholy took away y^ Admiralty Jurisdiction 
so far as it may or ought to have any relation to y^ Acts of Trade 
& Navigation, & Limited all matters & disputes ariseing by Said 
Acts, to be triable only in y^ Court of Exchequer which wee 
Conceived Contrary to y^ Practice of England all his Majesties 
Plantations & all Proprietarys in America & to y^ Sence of said 
Acts And in Effect by Obliding y^ Informers of matters of Fact 
done Contrary to Said Acts to give unreasonable Securities & to 
pay Extravagant Damages made y^ Said Acts unpracticeable even 
in their own Court of Exchequer for all which reasons we in yo'' 
Lordships Names told them we Could not pass such a Bill before 
we had yo'^ Lordships Advice & Comands for so doing with which 
not Satisfied they once or twice a Day unpresidentedly Impor- 
tuned us to pass Said Bill till we to avoid further such authorita- 
tivelike Importunities rejected y^ Said Bill. . 

Wee had Some difference Avith them about y^ manner of 
appointing a Publick receiver they not being Contented to 
Admitt for our Approbation of him as all former Assemblyes 
have done. To Accomodate y^ differences ariseing between y« two 
houses out of these Acts a Conference of both houses was at their 
Instance granted by us in which Conference they told us 
wee were no house & from & after that time in all their Messages 
to us stiled us Lords Proprieto"^. Deputies & took no Notice of 
us as an upper House Contrary to y^ usage of all former Par- 
liaments & of their own house before this Time After Some 

Time Spent & Pains taken to no Purjjose to perswade them to 
make Laws with us as all other former Parliam^^ : had Done, And 
you in Such Capacities as Lordships in your rules of Goverm*. 
had Directed from which (we told them) we could not recede 
they to Oblidge us to pass such Acts & in Such Capacities as 
they had a mind to & distinguished us by. Sent us a Message to 



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Lett us know that they would not take into their Consideration 
y^ Bill for Naturalizeing y<^ Vadauis unless wee would ratify 
two Bills, (viz') one for Appointing Cap' Thomas Smith Publick 
receiver & one for y^ Securing y^ Provincial Library, These 
devices not haveing Influence enough upon us to recede from your 
Lordships rules of Governm^ they then Sent us a Message to 
lett us know that if wee would ratify y« Said two Acts then they 
would take into their Considerations yo"^ Lordships Constitu- 
tions „ „ 

To this Message yo"". Lordships will See our Answer in our 
Journal herew"^ Sent you 

Lett it Please _yo^ Lordships to understand that y^ reason they 
.so much Pressed y^ ratifying these two Acts proceeded not from 
y^ necessity of haveing them but to make a Session, By which 
they Intended to remove y^ Publick receiver putt in by us which 
in Case of y^ Death of y^ former receiver who by an Act of 
Assembly were Impowered to Nominate who so Nominated who 
so Nominated was to Continue till y^ next Session of Parliam'. & 
that y*= Major part of them frequently declared after they had 
put in another receiver they w^ould Adjourn themselves to July 
next and do no other Business And all this heat against y« Pres*. 
receiver was not Occasioned by any fault or inability in him but 
rise purely because he was put in by us for they Acknowledged 
they could not find any Error in his Acco*® : — 

After all these Essays, to out y^ receiver to make way for their 
owne favourite, who must not Come in neither but without our 
Consent and Approbation, M"^ Speaker was Pleased to Inform 
y^ house that y^ rejection of any one Act made a Session as much 
as y^ ratifying one, And that he would by Law Convince us 

thereof in y*^ next Conference of both Houses, In said 

Conference he read to us out of Shepheards Epitome of y^ 
Comon & Statute Lawes under y^ Title of Parliam's (folio, 10) 
Justice Huttons Opinion to that Purpose, which in y* Same 
Chapter is Contradicted by said Hutton, Lord Cook, & two or 
three other as great Lawyers, as Soon as they perceived we had 
discerned this false Pleading, the house would not be prevailed 
on by M"" Speaker to Justify any longer in this Topick, nor to 
vote as M'' Speaker would have had them that y«= Pres^ receiver 
was no receiver & that whoever paid any Money to him as Such 
should be deemed breaker of y^ Priviledges of Parliam'^. — Ene- 
mies to y^ Country,, „ „ 



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After M"". Speaker was thus Disapointed wee mett with nothing 
from them but Affronts breaches of y^ Priviledges of our house 
& Encroch™*^ upon yo''. Lordships prerogatives by Limitting 
us to a Day to pass their Bills to an hour to Answer their Mes- 
sages, and denying us to be a house as Constituted by yo'' Lord- 
ships rules of Governm*. Amongst other things M'^ Speaker pro- 
posed to y^ house to make a Comittee of Greivances with Power 
to represent them to yo"". Lordships without Shewing them to 
their own house or to us which Comittee Consisted of five of 
their Members or any three of said five to Avhich M"" Speaker was 
Ordered to be Assistant, three of these five were M"" Speakers 
perticular Admirers & followers. And his End in haveing such a 
Power given to this Comittee was as wee are Informed) to have 
himself Commended to yo"". Lordships & yo''. de^Duties reflected 
on for Suspending him, Wee know nott butt M"" Speaker may 
Perswade these men that Notwithstanding y^ dissolution of y^ 
Assembly they are Still a Comittee & ^swade them to send yo''. 
Lordships some such things. After we had Notice of this unpre- 
sidented Power of this Comittee w^ee gave them time enough 
before y^ dissolution to have perfected this Thing if their Design 
had been like M'' Speakers Malice, 

Wee have reason to beleive M'' Speaker proposed itt & drew 
up y^ house of Comons that bold & unreasonable Act for y^ bet- 
ter regulateing y^ Proceedings & fees of y^ Admiralty to make y^ 
Judge of y^ Admiralty & his Deputy uneasie or onely Titular 
Judges, & that he proposed all y^ other new things (for by him 
they were proposed) in y^ house to make us all uneasie because 
of his Suspension, 

Cap* Jn° Breholt Comander of y^ Carlisle Frigate a Ship of 
very great force both of men & Guns from y*^ Coast of Cuba Came 
into Ashley river in November last & was Informed against by 
his men for Comitting of Divers Pyracies & Hostilities upon y^ 
Subjects of his most Catholick Majesty y« King of Spaine for 
which in a Special Court of Oyer & Terminer & Goal Delivery 
for y^ Admiralty Jurisdiction he was brought upon his Tryall, 
It was Clearly proved to y^ Grand Jury that he had boarded 
Several Vessels, Chased Some on Shoare had taken & made use 
of Several things from on board them And as Often as he Espied 
a Saile he told his men that there was a prize he hoped loaden 
with Money &c^. Notwithstanding which y^ Grand Jury found 
y^ Bill against him Ignoramus, as Soon as he was Cleared he 



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hastened y^ fitting his Ship for Sea which as Soon as he had 
done he fell down y^ river below our fort & Guns, and then made 
it his business to make it known everywhere that he was bound 
to y^ redd Seas encourageing all Sorts of men to Come on board 
him, Several Persons in Debt more than they were able or will- 
ing to pay went on board him Several Prisoners assisted (as we 
have reason to beleive) by Breholts men Escaped out of Goal & 
went on board him. Upon which y« Governo"'. Sent to him to 
demand y^ said Prisoners & all other Persons on board him for 
which he had not his Permitt to take them on board he refused 
to return any of them to take them from him by force wee foresee 
Could not be done without a great deale of Bloodshed, wherefore 
wee thought fitt to take y^ Advice of y^ house of Comons (they 
being then Sitting) about that matter they (Influenced by M"" 
Speaker) Breholts perticular freind who also Influenced y^ 
Grand Jury to find y^ Bill against him Ignoramus, By a Mes- 
sage lett us know that they were w^ell Informed by Severall Mem- 
bers of their house that Breholt was ready to Send on Shoar as 
many of y^ afores^, ^sons as y^ Govero"". would require Not- 
withstanding which Breholt would not Send one Man a Shoar 
and wee verily beleive he is upon a pratical Design gon to y^ 

redd Seas „ „ „ 

Wee have Presumed (for which wee begg yo"". Lordships par- 
don) on yo^ patience in y^ length of this letter to Obviate Such 
Misrepresentation of things as wee beleive will be made to yo"". 
Lordships about our Transaction with & dissolution of y^ late 
Assembly & begg leave to Subscribe our Selves yo"". Lordship 

most Obedient & humble Servants 

Eobert Daniel Joseph Blake 

Edm'^. Bellinger Jos: Morton 
Henry Noble Ja Moore 

May y% 17, A D°. 1700 

May it Please yo"". Lordships — 

Yo". of ye. 16. of December 1699 by Cap* Man wee have 
received Wee humbly & with Submission oifer to yo"" Lordships, 
That wee fear y^ Altering of y^ forms of Grants, Settled by an 
Act. Entituled an Act to Ascertain y^ Prices of Lands, & y^ forms 
of Conveyances ratified y^ Sixteenth of March 1695/6 still in 
force (which y^ Proviso for Escheat yo"" Lordship have Ordered 
us to putt into all Grants will be) will make y^ People very 



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uneasie & give them Cause to beleive your Lo^dsPP^ take no 
Notice of any Acts made here or but of Such parts of them as 
you like best of y^ forms of Grants for purchased land is butt to 
Continue 2 years & 10 Months by said Act, y^ forms of Grants 
for Land held at. l'^. ^ year ^ acre quitt rent is to Continue 10 
years 10 months wee humbly Advise that it will be best to lett y« 
forms of Grants for Lands Purchased att 40s. ^ 100 Acres con- 
tinue as they are dureing y^ time afores'^. If any Great Incon- 
veniencie may be foreseen in it wee Conceive that y^ limitting of 
such Grants to a Moderate quantity of Land may Obviate that, 
And that y« Proviso yo"" Lordships orders for y« Escheat of Land 
unsettled for y« Space of four years after Patented may be best 
done by an Act of Assembly, which wee doubt nott but y^ Comons 
wdll willingly Do it being so reasonable, & so much for their good 
by Encourageing new Comers to Settle among us, for these rea- 
sons wee Presume to deferr y^ Putting yo^ Lordships Comands 
to us relateing to that Matter in Execution till we have yo"" Lord- 
ship further Order about it, few or no Grants for Land not 
already laid out will be ready for our passing before Wee may 
have yo''. Lordships Orders & wee presume yo"". Lordships do not 
Intend these Orders shall Extend to land already run out, Wee 
herewith Send yo'' Lordships M"" Bellingers yo"". Lordships pres* 
receiver his Acco*^ — And are yo"" Lordships most Obedient & 
humble Serv'^ — 

Joseph Blake 
Joseph Morton 
James Moore 
Robert Daniell 
Edmund Bellinger 
Henry Noble 

Johannes Comes Bath Palatinus Carolinse reliquiqi ejusdem 
Provincise Proprietores Salutem, Cum Serenissimus Princeps 
Carolus Secundus Nuper Dei Gratia Magn.ne Britannise, francise 
& hiberniie rex fidei Defensor, ex Speciali suo favore Dedit et 
Concessit nobis una cum Provincia Carolinse potestatem Gradus, 
Status Titulorumq Dignitatem & honorum Ibidem Constituendi 
& Erigendi Virosqi bene meritos ad eosdem Gradus Evehendi, 
ijsqi Titulis cohonestand ordandiqi, Cumqi regiminis forma a 
Nobis Stabilita et in perpetuum a Nobis et Successoribus Nostris 
Observanda Constitutum Sit ut Certus Sit Langravarum et Cas- 



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siquorum Numenis Qui Sint Perpetui et hereditary Nobiles Pro- 
ceresqi Provincise nostra? Carolinae, Cumqi Eximius Vir Ed- 
mundiis Bellinger Magna suae Prudentia & Industria magno erit 
adjumento Nobis, Vinim de Nobis tarn bene Meritum remun- 
erare Volentes, Langravuni Constituimus Sciatis Igitiir quod nos 
ut Monumentiim, ^steriim Gratise Nostrse et Illius Meritorum 
Dictum Edmundum Bellinger ad Statum, Gradum, Stilum, 
Titulum & honorem Langravi Ereximus Praefuimus et Cre- 
civimus Ipsumqi Edmundum Bellinger Landgravum Tenore 
Presentium Erigimus Prefacimus et Creamus Eidemqi Edmundo 
Bellinger nomen Statum Gradum Stilum Dignitatem Titulum et 
honorem cum quadraginta Octo Mille Ingeris terree aliisq. Priv- 
ilegiis eidem Dignitati pertinentibus et in ^^ternum Imposuimus 
Dedimus et Pra^buimus et per Presentes pro Nobis ha'redibus et 
Successoribus nostris Imponissibus & Prsebemus habendum et 
Tenedum, eodem Nomen Statum Gradum Stilum Dignitatem et 
honorem Landgravi una Cum Praedictis Terris Singulusq. Juri- 
bus Pra^eminentijs Privilegijs & Immunitatibus Eidem Dignitati 
Pertinentibus Prafato Edmundo Bellinger et hseredibus Suis 
Secundum Tenorem fundamentalium Nostratum Constitiitionum 
in perpetuum Volentes ac per praesentes Concedentes pro Nobis 
heredibus et Successoribus nostris quod Predictus Edmundus Bel- 
linger et heredes sui Predicti nomen Statum Gradum Stilum 
Dignitatem Titulum et honorem Landgravi Secce&sive Gerant et 
habeant Terrasq. praedictas pos^ideant et eorum Quilibet gerat 
habeat et Possideat et per nomen Langravi Yocentur & nuncu- 
pentur et Eorum quilibet Vocetur & Nuncupetur Quodq idem 
Edmundus Bellinger & heredes sui Predicti Successive Langravi 
in Omnibus teneantur et ut Landgravi tractentur et reputentur Et 
eorum quilibet teneatur, tractetur & reputetur habeantq teneant 
et possideant et eorum quilibet habeat Teneat et 2:)0ssideat prae- 
dictas Terras, Solventes in perpetuum pro quolibet Tractu terrae 
centum Jugera Continente duodecim Denarios bonae et legalis 
Monetae Anglia? Anuuatim nobis et heredibus Nostris quae 
Solutio Tnchoanda & Sub finem Biennij post ejus Illius Occopa- 
tionem. Nee Non Dictus Edmundus Bellinger et heredes sui prae- 
dicti Gaudeant et Utantur etorum quilibet Gaudeat et Utatur 
per nomen Lnngi'avi Omnibus & Singulis Juribus Privilegijs 
Pra'eminentijs et Immunitatibus Statui Landgravi in Omnibus 
rite et Jure pertinentibus, In Cujus rei Testimonium has Litteras 
Nostras Sub magno Sigillo Nostra Carilinae fieri fecimus 



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Patentes Datum per maniis Nostras Septimo die May Anno Orse 

Christianse Milesimo Sexcentesimo Nonagesimo Octavo 

Bath Palatine A Ashley 

Craven, Bath for ( Magno ) W"" Thornburgh for 1 
1.^= Carterett ( Sigillo ) S"- Jn" Colleton J 

( Carolinse ) Joseph Blake, 
Tho Amy 
W"^ Thornburgh 
Kecorded Octob'. y^ first Anno Dom : 1700 
Henry Wigington. D^y Secred''y 

James Moore Esq"". Governo''. of all that part of y« 
Province of Carolina that lyes South and West of 
Cape Fear, And y^ rest of y« Lords Proprieto'^^ 
Deputies. . — 
To Henry Wigington Esq^ GreetingX 

Wee y^ said James Moore and Lords Proprieto", Deputies 
for y^ better & more Speedy dispatching of Publick Business 
Have thought fitt to Comissionate & Impower you y^ said Henry 
Wigington, and wee Do hereby Comissionate & Impower you so 
long as you shall Continue Deputy Secretary or dureing our 
Pleasure, to Administer Oaths for y^ Proveing of any Papers 
Writeings & Matters, which are to be recorded in y^ Secretarys 
Office. And further to Administer Oaths relateing to all Publick 
lustrum'* — : of Protest which are to be Attested & Manifested 
by you y^ said Henry Wigington In Testimony whereof wee 
have hereunto Sett our hands & Seals this twelfth day of Sep- 
tember— Anno D". 1700— 

James Moore Esq"". Governor of that part of y^ 
Province of Carolina that lyes South & West of 
Cape Fear, And y^ rest of y*= True & Absolute Lords 

& Proprietors Deputies 

To Henry Wigington 

Wee reposeing Special Trust & Confidence in y« ability. 
Care Prudence & fidelity of you y^ said Henry Wigington by 
Virtue of y^ Power & authority to us derived Have Ordained, 
Constituted and Appointed and by these Presents Do Ordain 
Constitute & appoint you y^ said Henry Wigington, Notary & 
Tabellion Publick of that part of y^ said Province of Carolina 
that lyes South & West of Cape Fear Giveing & by these Presents 



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Granting unto you y^ said Henry Wigington full Power & 
authority to do, Perform & Execute all Acts Matters & things 
whatsoever within y^ said part of y^ said Province which to y* 
Office of a Notary & Tabellion Publick doth in any wise aper- 
tain & belong in as large & ample manner to all Intents & Pur- 
poses as any Notary & Tabellion Publick of any of his Majesties 
English Plantations in America may Lawfully Do, To have & to 
hold y^ said Office of Notary & Tabellion Publick together with 
all fees, Perquisites, Priviledges & Immunities whatsoever 
belonging to y^ said Office dureing y^ Lords Proprieto''^ or our 
Pleasure, Given under our hands & y*^ great Seale of y*^ Province 
at Charles Town y^ thirteenth day of September Anno D°. 1700// 

Ja : Moore 
Robertt Daniell 
Edm. Bellinger 
Rob^ Gibbes 

Charles Towne October y^ first, 1700 
May it Please yo"" Lordships/ 

On Saturday y^ Seaventh of September last dyed y* 
hono''''^: Proprieo^ Joseph Blake our late Governo"". The day 
after his Interm^ which was on Tuesday following wee yo"^ Lord- 
ships Deputies mett to Chuse a Governo"" to Continue so, till yo' 
Lordships please to give us one of yo'' own Nomination as by 
y^ Article of yo'' Lordships Instructions & rules of Gov- 

ernm*. to Coll Phillip Ludwell we are Impowred. 

A Copy of our Proceedings relateing to that Matter as Entered 
in y« Councell Book wee herewith Send yo"". Lordships. . . . 

On Tuesday y^ third of September last we had a great Storm 
of wind & rain Avhich hath done a Great deal of damage to y^ 
Planters as v»'ell Trade Most of y« Vessels in y^ harbour were 
driven ashoar or Sunk & five Avrecked, a Scotch Frigatt called y* 
rising Sun Mounted with 60 guns about 220 men belonging to her 
which from Caledonia when it was Surrendred to y^ Spanyards 
went to Jamaica & from Jamaica bound to Europe in y^ Gulf 
lost all her Masts Came & lay before our Barr of Ashley river 
designeing to lighten so as that she might Come into our harbour 
to refitt was in y^ Same Storm at Anchor broke all to Peices & 
97 men with 3^^ Comander Cap' James Gibson then aboard her 
all Lost, Another of y^ Scotch Vessells about 400 tunn from 



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Jamaica bound to Europe disabled in y« Gulf putt into our Har- 
bour & is here sold to be broak up — 

Wee have Issued forth yo"". writts for Election of Members for 
a Gen' — Assembly on y^ Eighth day of Inst* October, to meet on 
ye 30*'^ of y^ Same wee hope wee shall have them better tempered 
then ye last, — — 

Two Indians, Slaves to two of y^ Inhabitants of this Colony, 
proposed to a Small nation of Indians liveing near them & within 
ye body of this Settlem*. to make warr upon us telling them there 
was a great many Nations of Indians had already Agreed & 
Confederated to make warr upon & Cutt off all y^ white men, 
This Nation of Indians Imediately discovered y^ Same to a 
Planter who Imprudently before he Informed yo"" Governo"". of 
it Came to Charles Town & there reported it in such a frightfull 
manner as his fear had Suggested it to him, not leaving room for 
any doubt of y^ Truth thereof This made such an Impression 
upon ye People in Gener" — . That Sever" — , out of ye Country 
removed their families into Town & ye people in Town thought 
themselves as little Safe as those in ye Country Wee took all ye 
Care possible to Enquire into ye Matter & find no reason to 
beleive there is anything in it ye peojile are now easie again. & 
wee have Ordered ye 2 Slaves ye first proposers of this warr to 
be Transported ■ — — — — — 

Att ye last Court of Pleas M^ Nicholas Trott in Arrest of 
Judgm*. to an Action brought against M""® Rhett as Adminis- 
trate', to M' Jonathan Amory late Publick receiv. for mony 
belonging to ye Publick Treasury pleaded that ye late Govern'", 
was nott Governo^ And did Publickly in Open Court Affront & 
Abuse the Judge of ye Court for w^hich y^ Judge Silenced him 
from Pleading any more in his Court, And for ye Pleading 
afores'^. ye Governo"^ & Councill Comitted him to Goal till he 
gave Security for his Good Behaviour to keep his Majesties Peace 
And to appear at ye next Gener" — . Sessions of ye Peace — 

The Storm abovementioned hath Carried away all ye Timber 
Piles weh Sett before our fort to break off ye force of ye waves 
from it And hath so undermined one Corner of it that it is Sunk 



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& broken away from y« rest of y^ Wall Yo"" Lordships Colony 
(God be thanked) is Generally healthy — 
Wee Wish yo"" Lordships Properity 

wee remain Yo"" Lordshipps 
most humble Servants 
Hen. Noble, Ja : Moore 

Rob. Gibbes, Ed. Bellinger 

^ Cap* Averitt Robert Daniell 

John Earle of Bath Palatine and the rest of y^ true 
& Absolute Lords & Proprietor, of y« Province of 

Carolina — ■ 

To Joseph Blake Esq-- Governor of Carolina 
James Moore Secretary, Landgrave Joseph 
Morton, Major robert Daniell, Cap*. Edmund 
Bellinger & John Ely Esq--. 

Wee do hereby Impower you y^ said Joseph Blake Esq''. Gov- 
^rno''. James Moore Secretary, Landg'". Joseph Morton, Major 
robert Daniell, Cap*. Edmund Bellinger & John Ely Esq--, forth- 
with to take & Inspect y^ Acco's.— of Thomas Gary Esq^ our 
late receiver Gener". — from y^ time of our late Governor John 
Archdale Esq"" his putting him in possession of y^ said Office as 
also y^ Accot^ ^f Janies Moore Esq'', from y^ time he was possest 
of that Office, & after you have Audited & Approved y^ Same to 

Attest each particular Acco*. in this form following 

Wee whose Names are underwritten 
have Carefully Examined y^ above 
Acco^^ — and approve y^ Same 
Witness our hands 
this day of 

The Sever'i.— Acco^s. r^^e to be Attested by y*^ Governo'' & two 
more of you, & in case of y« Governo-^^ Death or Absence of any 
three of you which shall be a rule for the future for y^ Auditing 

& passing y^ Acco^^ — of y^ receiv Gener". for y^ time being 

And in Case y*^ said Thomas Gary & James Moore late receivers 
Gener". neglect or refuse to give in their Accot^ to you or any 
three of you as afores^^. You are hereby Impowered to Appoint 
ye Attorney Gener". to Compell them by due Course of liaw. 

And for what Mony shall be received for y^ Ballance of y« 
aboves^. Acco^^ or for any of our dues whatsoever that shall 
hereafter come into y« receiv^ Gener"^ hands the said receiver 

10— H. C. 



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Gener". with y« Advice & Consent of any three of you shall be 
hereby Impowered to make use of what part thereof shall be 
thought Convenient & fitt for carrying on such a Trade as to 
hire or build Sloops or Vessells, & send both to North Carolina & 
y^ Bahama Islands such Goods or Merchandize, as you shall 
think will be necessary for their use & our Advantage under y^ 
Managem*. of such ^sons as you shall approve of in Order to 
Prosecute y^ Instructions wee have given to our pres^ receiv. 
Gener". Wee do also hereby Impower you to grant & Sell land 
according to y^ Limitation and Instructions wee gave to John 

Archdale Esq"^ when Governo''. of Carolina 

And Whereas Edmund Bohun Esq"", is now Sent over to you 
with our Comission of Cheif Justice of South Carolina with 
fuller Power & Authority then has heretofore been granted to 
any ^son in that or y^ like Station so that (he Standing Single) 
his death or departure may bring great Inconvenience to our said 
Colony, You are hereby Imi^owered in Case of his Death or 
departure as afores'^. to appoint some other ^son under our 
great Seale to Supply that place till such time as wee shall think 
fitt to appoint another, or ajoprove of y« ^son you have so Nom- 
inated And in y^ mean time you are to give him y<= said Edmund 
Bohun all due Encouragem^ — in y^ Managem*. of his said Office 
& to Admitt him to all Debates in y^ Councill (but without any 
Vote) to y*^ end he may be fully Instructed so to Transact all 
Affairs in his Office as may best promote our Service & peace & 
wellfare of y^ People of Carolina . . . 

In all y^ Cases afores*^. y^ Governo"" & two more of you & in y^ 
absence of y« Governo"". any three of you shall be a Quroum to 
Execute y^ Powers granted you as afores'^. Given under our hands 
& Seals this 16'^ day of August 1698. 

Bathe Palatine (Seal) 

For S"" Jn° Colleton W"^ Thornburgh O 

Bathe for L^ Carterett O 

Tho Amy O 

W'" Thornburgh O 

Charles Town on Ashley river in Carolina 
November y^ 26. 170o! 

May it Please yC Lordships 

With this which goes by CajD* Pines wee Send a Copy of our 

last which went by Cap* Averitt . . . 



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The Parliam'. met on y« 30*^. day of October & on y« 16*^. of 
November made a Session in Avhich were Enacted y^ following 
lawes Viz* 

An Act to Enable Elizabeth Courtis to Sell land &c^. 

An Act to Confirm a Decree in Chancery Enabling M""^ Mary 
Want to make Sale of a town lott in Charles Town 

An Act to make Sullivants Island remarkable to Marin""^. . . . 

An Act to Secure y^ Provincial Library at Charles Town in 
Carolina. . . . 

An Act to lay an Imposition on Liquors. . . . 

An Act to raise y'^ Curr* Coyn of this Province 



An Act to prevent y*^ Seas further Encroachm'. upon y*^ wharf 
at Charles town .... 

In y^ last Sufficient Care is taken to finish our fort & to Mount 
all our great gunns & to Secure & Enlarge y^ wharf before 
Charles Town (which is now almost all gone) from y^ Seas fur- 
ther Advance upon it 

The Comons have appointed a Committee of their house to 
wait upon y« Govern'", to Advise about y^ best way of regulateing 
y^ Indian Trade & to prepare a Bill for y« Same against our next 
meeting which will be on y'^ first tuesday in f ebruary next 

They have appointed a Committee to Joyn Avith us to draw an 
Address to your Lordships to take some Care that y^ French 
may be removed from y^ gi-eat river Mecha Sipi . . 

The house of Comons at y'' beginning of y^ last Session pre- 
sented a Publick receiver to us for our Approbation, laid Aside 
their Unreasonable Bill for regulateing or rather makeing 
unpracticable y^ Court of Admiralty & own'd us a House The 
three main heads they differed with us about y« last Convention. 
So that wee have reason to Expect nothing from this Parliam*. 
but y^ Intendm^ of y*^ Publick good and a good Agreem^ of both 
houses 

The hono'^''^: Maurice Ashley Esq"" haveing appointed no Dep- 
uty Wee have nominated Henry Noble Esq'', his Deputy till he 
Shall be pleased to Nominate one under his hand and Scale, M"" 
Noble was y^ Lord Ashleys Deputy 

M'' Secretary by y*^ next Conveyance will Send yo"" Lordships 
Copy's of all these Acts & of all those yo"" Lordships have not 
already 

Two of yo"" Lordships Comission'■^ for y^ Sale of land being 
dead makes it difficult for a Quorum of them to meet as often as 
Occasion requires to Sign Grants — 



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If yo'' Lordships Please to Add to that Number yo*" Secretary 
& such other of yC Deputies as you shall think fitt, It will render 

the Execution of that Commission more Esie 

Wee are yo*^ Lordships most humble Serv^^: — 

Ja : Moore 
John Wick 
Edm*^ Bellinger 
Henry Noble 

Charles Town on Ashley river March. 1'^*. 1700/ 
May it please yC Lordships — 

On y^ Fourth day of February last y^ Assembly mett at 
Charles Town & Adjournd on this present first day of March 
dureing which Sessions these Sever" : Acts were made & ratified 
Viz'. 

An Act for y^ better regulateing y^ proceedings of y^ Court of 
Admiralty 



An Act for y« prevention of horses being brought &c=^ — into this 
province- — — 

An Act for y« better Settling of Pilotage 

An Act for y^ Promoteing y^ Currency of heavy money 

An Additional Act for laying an Imposition on liquors 

An Act to Prevent Prisoners from makeing Escapes & to Ap- 
point Sessions &c — 

An Act for Prevention of runaways deserting this Governm* 

The Copy of them wee will Order to be Sent yo"" Lordships by y^ 
next Opportunity & then write more at large Wee have Seen an 
Abstract of an Act of Parliam*. lately made in England for y« 
Tryall of Pyrates which wee desire yo"" Lordships would be 
pleased to Send us by y^ First Conveyance that Avee may proceed 
accordingly The Country is at this time very healthy Wee can 
Add nothing further at present y^ Ship by which this Comes 
being under Saile, So wishing yo'' Lordships health & prosperity 
Wee remane yo"" Lordships 

Most humble Serves — 
Ja : Moore 
Jos : Morton 
Pobert Gibbes 
John Wick 
Edmund Bellinger 
Henry Noble 



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May it please your Lordships — 

Landgrave John Wich Esq^ yo"". Lordships Secretary will give 
yo"" Lordships Copyes of all y^ Acts of Parliam*. made last Session 
Dureing this Session (i e) about y« twentieth of febniary last 
from Canada Came into this yo"" Lordships Colony four french 
men who applyed themselves to yo"" Goven"" what they Came for 
& how they were disposed of yo"" Lordships will See by y^ Order 
of Councell & y^ Advice of y^ house of Comons relateing to them 
herewith Sent yo"" Lordships, yo"" Lordships Secretary (haveing 
been sever", daies with them) can Satisfie yo'' Lordships in every 
perticular relateing to them, & why wee thought it best to lett 

them return back y« same way they Came 

On Wednesday y'^ 18. day of March last began a Gener". Ses- 
sion of y« peace Oyer & Terminer & Goale delivery at which 
were Sentenced to Death three men & one AVoman all guilty of 
y^ same fact one man is executed y'^ other two reprieved y^ 
AVoman y^ worst of all after Sentence pleaded she was with 
Child, & by y« Verdict of twelve women was found & return'd so 
one man was burn'd in the hand one man & one woman whipt — 
On Wednesday y^ Sixteenth of Aprill Ins', begun a Gener". 
Sessions of Oyer & Terminer & Goal delivery for y^ Admiralty 
Jurisdiction at which was Condemn'd one man of that Crew that 
took Cap*. Rhett he will be executed on AVednesday next Yc 
Secretary will let yo"" Lordships know y« Crimes for which y^ 
men were Condemned & y^ reason why wee reprieved some of 
them 
Aprill 21, 1701, Wee are yo"" Lordships most 

humble. Obedient & faithfull Serv^^:= 
Ja : Moore 
John Wick 
Robert Gibbes 
Henry Noble 

May it please yo*" Lordships 

Since y*^ Death of y^ late Govern"'. Prop"^ Blake who 
had Coll Gary's Acco*^ : Wee have not been able to gett them in 
Order to end that matter Nothwithstanding Wee have Sent for 



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them Several! times but Shall use all possible diligence to end it 

& to Certify our doings therein by y^ next Opportunity 

Charles Town 1 Wee are yo'^ Lordships 

Aprill y« 21. 1701 \ most humble Servants 

Ja : Moore 
Edm^. Bellinger 
Robert Daniell 

John Earle of Bath Palatine & y^ rest of y^ 
(Mag. Sig) True & absolute Lords & Prop-^^ of y^ 

Province of Carolina 
To the hono^'*^: Landg"". Edmund Bellinger Esq'", our receiv. 
Gener''. — 

Wee do hereby Authorize & Impower j^ou to Issue out 
AVarr**. under yo'' hand & Seale to such Person or Persons as are 
or shall be appointed for that end to make distress for & levy y^ 
arrears of rent which now are or hereafter shall become due to 
us for lands by us to any Persons Given & Granted or for which 
by any other pretence whatsoever are holden or Claimed for which 
rent ought to be paid. And you are to take care that y^ said 
Warr*^. & process thereon be done & made according to y^ Direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliam'. entituled an Act to Ascertain y^ 
Prices of land, y*^ form of Conveyances & y^ manner of recover- 
ing of rents for lands & y^ prices of y^ Severall Comodities y^ 
same may be paid in Witness at Charles Tow^n y^ twelfth day of 
July Anno 1701/ 

Ja : Moore 
Jos : Morton 
Rob' : Gibbes 
Henry Noble 

At the Councill Chamber Whitehall 
the 3Pt. day of July 1701/ 
Present — 
Their Excellencies the Lords Justices — 
L'i Arch Bp : of Canterbury M"" Secretary Vernon 

Lord Keeper — Duke of Somersett 

Earle of Oxford Lord Chamberlain 

Earle of Ranelagh Lord Godolphin 

Lord President M-" Secr-^'y Hedges 

Lord Steward M"" Chanc". of y« Excheq^ 

M'" Vice Chamberlain S'' Henry Goodrick 



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Upon reading this Day at y« board a report from y^ r* hono'''^: 
y^ Lords of y^ Privy Council, appointed a Comittee for hearing 
of Appeals from the Plantations, Dated y^ 29'^. of May last past 
in ye words following Viz* — 

The Lords of y^ Comitte haveing in iDursuance of his Majesties 
Order in Council of y^ 22*''. of this month. Considered y^ Petition 
& Appeal of Benjamin Nicoll, John Cross, Patrick Walsh & Giles 
Been of London Merch^^ Owners & freighters of y« Cole & Been 
Gaily & her Cargo from a Sentence of y^ Court of Admiralty in 
Carolina given y^ third day of January 1699, whereby the said 
Gaily & her Cargo were Condemned on pretence of not haveing a 
Register or Certificate in form, according to a late Act of Par- 
liam*., made in y^ 7"^ & 8^^ years of his Majesties reigne, Entituled 
An Act for j^reventing frauds & regulateing abuses in y«= Planta- 
tion Trade, and haveing heard the Parties Concerned in y« said 
Appeal, by their Council Learned, Their LordP^ agree humbly 
to report their Opinion, that y^ said Sentence given in y^ Court 
of Admiralty in Carolina y'^ 3'^'i day of January 1699 for Con- 
demning ye said Cole & Been Gaily & her Cargo be reversed by 
their Excellencys the Lords Justices in Councill, and all Issues 
thereupon Declared Null & void. 

Their Excellencys y^ Lords Justices in Councill are pleased to 
Approve of the said report & to Order that y^ Sentence of y*^ Con- 
demnation given in y^ Court of Admiralty in Carolina the third 
day of January 1699 against y^ said Cole & Been Gaily & her 
Cargo be, & y^ said Sentence is hereby reversed & Sett aside & 
all Issues thereupon Declared Null & void — Whereof y^ Gov- 
erno"- & Councill of Carolina & all others whom it may Concern 
are to take Notice & to govern themselves herein accordingly. 

John Povey 
Read in y^ Councill & recorded y^ Eighth day 
of January Anno 1701 

^ Edward Moseley Cler. Cone. 

May it please yo^ Lordships/ 

The Parliam<^ which wee Called to meet and Sitt on y^ thir- 
tieth day of October 1700, and which by Prarogation and Ad- 
journmts. was Continued to y^ Eighth day of January 1701. did 
then Contrary to the Orders and Advice of yo*". Lordships Coun- 
cill, adjourn it Self to the first AVednesday in September follow- 
ing which was but about Ten dales before y^ time y^ Parliam*. 



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was to be Dissolved by y^ Biennial Act, This their Adjournm*. in 
such manner wee Conceived to be against yo"" Lordships pre- 
rogative as well as a great Argum*. that they did not incline to 
meet again to do business, and if they had, they had not left time 
enough to do it in Wee therefore after haveing taken all pos- 
sible methods for secureing yo"". Lordships prerogative did Dis- 
solve that parliam*. by Proclamation and in y^ Same did call 
another to meet & Sitt on y^ first day of Aprill last which did so 
and after haveing recommended to their Consideration y^ things 
wee thought necessary for y^ Safety of yo"". Collony y^ house fell 
into violent heats about Elections & neglected y^ business wee 
Called them for, wee thought fitt as y^ best means to Cool those 
heats to prorogue y^ Parliam^ to y^ thirteenth day of this month, 
which then mett. and fell into heats about Elections again. So 
that by y^ Contrivance of some of their members twelve of y^ 
members Chosen for Berkly County and two of y^ members for 
Colleton County as wee are informed were objected against as 
nott duly elected or qualified, the debate of this putt y^ house in 
y^ same ferment as before. The two Contending parties are so 
equall that wee have little hopes this will be ended in little time, 
to allay these heats again and to give y^ members of the house 
time to reflect of what danger y*^ preferrence of these to Careing 
for the publick Safety may be wee have again prorogued the 
Parliam*. to y^ third day of next June/ 

Haveing formerly written yo"". Lordships of y^ Suspending M"". 
Nicholas Trott from his Offices and not haveing reced. yo"". Lord- 
ships pleasure Concerning and haveing reced an Adress from y^ 
house of Commons to restore him to his offices wee have out of 
respect to y^ Commons restored him accordingly/ 
The first time y^ Parliam^ mett & Sate after y^ Certain advice of 
y« Death of y« late King James, S"". Nath Johnson Came into y^ 
Upper house of Parliam^ and after haveing taken y^ Oath of 
Allegiance to King William & y^ other Oaths by Law required 
took his place as one of y^ Cassiques of Carolina & hath ever since 
Constantly attended y*^ house/ 

Wee have no mounted all our Great Guns in Charles Town wee 
have finished att each end of y« two great Streets a Batterie and 
have now gott y^ Order of both houses for pileing them and y^ 



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Great Batterie to defend them from y^ Force of Storms Yo^ 
Lordships Colony is very healthy & Flourishes in Trade • 
Wee Edm'^ Bellinger Ja : Moore 

Alex^ Parris Rob Daniell 

Geo : Dearsley Rob Gibbes 

Henry Noble 

Duplicate S"^ 

Whitehall y^ 7*^. May, 1702/ 
The Queen haveing been pleased to Constitute me one of her 
principall Secretaries of State It is necessary I should Inform 
you of it, that for y^ future you may direct to me such Letters as 
relate to her Majesties Service, and I Desire you from time to 
time to acquaint me with such things as Occurr in yo'' parts/ 

And I am Comanded to acquaint you that her Majestie has 
declared Warr against France and Spain as you will See by y^ 
Enclosed Declaration, and to Signify her Majesties pleasure to 
3^ou, that you Cause it to be proclaimed in the places under yo'. 
Governm*. that her Subjects haveing this Notice may take Care 
to prevent any Mischiefs, which otherwise they might Suffer 
from y^ Enemy, and do their duty in their Severall Stations to 
Annoy y*^ Subjects of France and Spain/ I must also acquaint 
you that the Emperor and y^ States Generall of y^ united prov- 
inces have also declared Warr against France and Spain — 

I am Your humble Serv'. 
Lords Prop"^ Carolina/ Nottingham, 

For y^ r*. hono'. y^ Lords Prop^ of her Majesties 
Province of Carolina and of her Majesties Colony 
of y*^ Bahama Islands in America 

Carolina 
Entred November y^. 26. 1702/ 

Edw: Moseley. C. Con. 

S". S'. James's May 8*^. 1702/ 

Wee have just now received her Majesties Comands Signified to 
us by y^ Earl of Nottingham her principall Secretary of State for 
declareing Warr against France & Spaine — 

Wee do therefore Order & Direct you to declare Warr accord- 
ingly against France and Spaine, and that you do yo"". Duties in 
yo''. Severall Stations, to Annoy y^ Subjects of France & Spain 
and to preserve & defend our Collony from y^ Enemy — 



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Wherein wee Can be Serviceable to you pray send word & all 
necessary Care Shall be taken for your Security Wee hope before 
this you have received our Orders for the Proclaiming the Queen. 
Wee are Yo"^. most Affectionate & Loveing friends 

J Granville Palatine 
Craven 
J. Granville for L<^. Carterett 
M. Ashley 

Jo. Colleton 
To James Moore Esq''. Gov"", and to our Deputies' in Council 
att Charles Towne in Carolina America 

Entred Nov. 26. 1702 Edw : Moseley C. Con 

S"". Carolina from y« Councill Board att Charles Towne 

Nov. 26. 1702/ 

Haveing reced. a packett from y^ bono''. S''. Nath'. Johnson 
directed to yo'. Excellency, Wee thought fitt (notwithstanding y^ 
Imbargoe on so' Extraordinary Occasion as ours is) to lett Cap^ 
Smith depart with it for y^ Speedy Conveyance of it to yo"". 
Excellency haveing good reason to beleive that alwaies but more 
Especially at this time her Majesties affairs & dispatches to her 
Gov""*, in America are of great Importance, Wee Cannot doubt 
but yo"". Excellencys Zeal for her Majesties Service will amongst 
others give ours y^ like furtherance, Yo"". Excellency will under- 
stand that our Govern^ is Master of y^ Town of St. Augustine, 
and wee hope by this of y^ Castle also, If so & wee should En- 
deavour to keep it till her Majesty should send a Garrison thither 
Some reinforcem'. from yo"". Excellency would be very Season- 
able, & wee doubt not well accepted of by her Majesty as a Loyall 
& good Service, neither have wee any reason to doubt yo"". Excel- 
lencys desire of an Opportunity to Show j^o"". Constant readiness 
Wee are yo"". Excellencys humble Serv*. 

Edmd Bellinger, Alex'. Parris. Henry Noble, Kob*. Gibbes 
To his Excellency Benjamin Bennett Go"", of Bermuda 

John Earle of Bathe Palatine and the rest of the True and 
absolute Lords and Proprietors of the Province of Carolina/ 
To John Wick Esq-"^ 

Wee being well assured of the Wisdome Prudence and 
Incerity of you the Said John Wich have thought fitt and doe 
by these Presents & dureing our Pleasure Constitute and Apoint 



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you the Said John AYick Secretary and Register of that part of 
our Province of Carolina that lyes South & west of Cape Fear 
hereby Authorising you and Giving you full power to be present 
at all meetings of the Palatine Court and Grand Councill and 
Also to Keep an Exact Register of all their Acts & Orders and 
Alsoe to Receive from the Surveyor Generall all Certificates of 
Land by him layd out and Surveyed according to y^ warrants 
Issued out by the Person or Persons Wee have Impowered or 
Shall hereafter Impower to grant Such Warrants and to draw 
up Such Lease or Leases Conveyance or Assurance of land as by 
Our Instructions is or Shall hereafter be directed which being 
Signed and Sealed by the person or persons wee have or Shall 
Hereafter Impower So to doe You Shall Carefully Inroll the 
Same with power to doe and performe all other Acts and things 
that have been Usually done in that part of our Province Afore- 
said by the former Secretarys and Registers & to Take all Such 
fees and prequisits as to the Office of a Secretary & Registor do 
belong and Wee doe hereby Repeale Revoake and make null and 
Void all former Commissions for the Said Office Given under 
our hands and the Great Seale of our Province this 

in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seaven 
hundred 

Bathe Palatine 
Craven 
Bathe for the Lord Carteret 
M'- Ashley 

Instructions for John Wick Esq'"= 
Register and Secretary of Carolina/ 

You are to take into your Custody all those Records that have 
been us'^ — to be kept by the Secretarys there You are also to 
See if the Severall Instructions from y^ Lords Proprietors to 
the Severall Governours here been Recorded And if they are not 
You are forthwith to Record them as alsoe all their publique 
Letters to their Governours or Government All which things are 
to be Entered in a Book kept for that Use only And You are 
likewise to Copy in the Said Book all Instructions Letters and 
Orders that Shall hereafter come from y« lords Proprietors to 
the Governour or Government there And alsoe to Note downe in 
ye s^ Booke y^ time when y^ letter or Order was Read in the 
Palatines Court or Generall Assembly. 



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You are alsoe in a Booke for that Use provided Exactly to 
Register All Orders or Judgments of the Councill or Palatines 
Coui-t and in Another Booke All Acts and Votes of y^ General] 
Assembly of all which you are to Send Copyes to Us Signd by 
your Self by every Ship that Comes to England or by way of 
Barbados or Virginia and to Send Duplicates thereof. 

You are in a Booke for that Use provided to keep exact 
Register of all Warrants Issued out to the Surveyor Generall for 
y^ Admeasuring out of land to Any person that comes there to 
plant and the Surveyor Generalls Retorne you are to Enter 
against y^ Said Warrent And in the Warrant to the Surveyor 
Generall you are to Incert y'^ Names of the persons Impoi-ted into 
Carolina for which Said Land is Granted Copyes of which and 
of the Surveyor Generalls Returne you are constantly to Send to 
us that Wee may See now our Land is disposed of. 

You are to put our Seale for that Use provided to Such Grants 
of Land as are past According to our Instructions for granting of 
land and not otherwise. 

You are every Three Months to give Us an Accompt of what 
Ships Arrives in Carolina and from whence y^ day of there 
Arrivall and Departure how many persons came in Each Ship 
how Many of them are Servants to whome those who are Ser- 
vants belong And you are with y^ Entry of P]very Shijj to Reg- 
ister y^ Names of y*^ Passengers taking Notice who are ffree 
and who are Servants and to whom y^ Servants belong of which 
you are to Send Us Copyes when you Send Us the Accompts of 
y^ Ships that Arrive & depart And j^ou are also to give Us 
Accompt Avhat Number of persons and y^ Names of those that 
leave y^ Province and in What Ships. 

You are not to make out a Warrant for land to any for persons 
ImpoAvered untill you have Shewed them y^ fforme of y*^ Inden- 
ture by w'^'^ wee grant land and let them know y'^ termes on which 
they are to hold it from us and taken their jDromise to Signe and 
Seale the Counterpart And if any Shall Scruple to Signe y^ 
Counterpart & you are to make Out no warrant to them Untill 
they Shall Engage to Signe the Counterpart of the Indenture 
Aforesaid./ 

In all warrants for land for persons Imported you to to Incert 
y^ Names of the persons for which it is become due & in what 
Ship each person was Imported Copys of all which Warrants 
you are to Send Us every Three Months/ 



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When you make out warrants for land to Any one for Per- 
sons Imported you are to marke y^ Names of those in y^ Register 
of persons Imported for whom it is granted with a Cross that it 
may Appear land is already granted for them and thereby y^ 
Granting land twice for y^ Same persons be Avoyded/ 

And our Will is that for j'our paines therein and better Sopport 
in the discharge of your Office and for your Attending y^ Coun- 
cill a Salary of fforty pounds ^ annum be paid you half yearly 
out of the publique Treasury of Carolina by our Treasurer for 
y^ time being to Comence from y^ time of your Entrance on 
your S"^ Office Given under our hands and Seals this 26*^ day 

of July 1700 

Bathe Palatine O 
Craven 
Bathe for y^ Lord Carteret 
M Ashley 

After Our very hearty Comendations It haveing pleased 
Allmighty God to take to his Mercy out of this troublesome life 
Our late Soveraign Lord King William the Third of most blessed 
memory and thereupon her Royal Ma*'^. Qeen Anne being here 
Proclamed Wee have thought fitt to Signify the Same unto you 
with Directions that you cause her most Sacred Majesty to be 
proclaimed within her Ma''" Province of Carolina according to 
y^ forme here Inclosed with the Solemnitys and Ceremonys 
requisite on the like Occasions and Wee doe further Transmitt 
unto you her Ma*'^^ most gracious Proclamation Signifying Her 
Ma''" pleasure that all men being in Office of Government at the 
Decease of the late King Shall so Continue as dureing his Late 
Majestys life Avhich wee doe in like manner Will and Require 
you to cause to be Proclaimed As soone as may be in the Cheif 
Place or Places within your Government and So not doubting of 
your Ready Complyance herein V/ee bid you very heartily fare- 
well from y^ Councill Chamber at S* James's the 1V^=^ day of 
March 1701/ 

Yoi". LordsPP®. very Loveing ffriends — 

N. Wrighters/ Somersett P/ 

Manchester Burlington 

Scarbrough H. Boyle Ja Vernon 

Scarbrough John Povey 

Lords pp" of Carolina/ 



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Wee here inclosed Send you a letter we have Received from the 
lords of her Majesties Councill for y^ Proclaming the Princess 
Anne of Denmarke Queen of England Scotland France and Ire- 
land and the Dominions thereunto belonging Avhich you are to 
Take Care to See performe & be Done in Carolina with all Con- 
venient Speed & with all Usuall and due Solemnity/ 

Wee are likewise Upon this Occasion to Give you Assurance of 
her Majesties Especiall Care and Protection not at all Doubting 
but you will Endeavor to render your Selves Deserving of her 
Royal flavor by Doeing all things on your parts that are Neces- 
sary for your Security and Defence in the present Conjunction. 
And you are not to Faile of Giveing us an Account of the Per- 
formance of what is herein Injoyned you by the first Oppertunity 
Wee rest 

Your Affectioned Friends 
J G Palatine 

Craven 
J Granville for y'^ lord Carteret 
M Ashley 
Jo: Colleton 

The Right Hon^'e— John Granville Esq-". One of her Majty^^ — 
most Honbie — Privy Councill Palatine, y« Right Hon^'e — W" — 
Lord Craven The Hon*''^ — Jn°. Lord Carteret the Hon^'e — 
Maurice Ashly Esq-", and S^ Jn°. Colleton Barn^ & ye rest of y^ 
true & absolute L'^^ prop"^*. of Carolina in America/ 

To James Moore Esq'^ — 

To all to whom these p''sents Shall come Greeting Know yee 
that wee doe hereby dureing our pleasure, appoint, Constitute, 
authorize & impower you the Said James Moore To be receiver 
Gene''.all of y* part of our province of Carolina that lyes South 
and west of Cape ffeare and also to be on our behalfe & to our 
use Receiver of all our moneys & dues whatsoever and of all our 
rents in y^ part of our province aforesaid with full power and 
authority in our names to ask Demand Sue for Levy Require 
Recover Distrain for & Receive the Said Rents and dues and to 
give acquittances and other discharges for us & in our names for 
Such Sumes as y". Shall receive by vertue of these p^^sents, and 
to doe and act all other thing and Things whatsoever that we oui 
Selves might Legally doe in order to the recovery of y^ S^. rents 
& Dues as well in arrear or y^ Shall become Due before our 



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Repealing or Vacating this p''sent Com°" : by Some writing 
under y^ hand of y^ Pahitine & Two or three more of y^ Lords 
Prop""^ — and y^ great Seal of our province Published and 
recorded in y^ Secretarys office there and for what rent & dues 
you Shall receive y" are to be Accountable to us, and dispose of 
the Same as y". Shall be directed by us And wee doe herebj^ 
revoake and make null & void all former Como"^ — Granted for 
y^ S'^. office Given under our hands and the great Seal of our 
province This Eighteenth day of June Anno Dom : 1702 

J Granville Palatine. Craven, J Granville for Lord Carteret. 

J Colleton (Seal) 

Entred this 3^. of ffeb'-y 1702/3 J Barnwell : C : C : 

The Right Hon'''*— John Granville Esq"". One of her Majty«— 
most Hon^i'^ — Privy Counsell Palatine y^ Right Hon^ie — W" — 
Lord Craven the Right Hon^ie— Jn° Lord Carterett The Honbie_ 
Maurice Ashly Esq^ S^ Jn°. Colleton Barn^ and y^ rest of the 
true and absolute Lords and Proprietors of Carolina in America. 
To Job Howes Esq"". — 

Wee out of y*^ trust & Confidence wee have in y<= wisdome 
Prudence and Ability of y". the S^. Job Howes Doe hereby Con- 
stitute, authorize & appoint y". the S*^. Job Howes to be Surveyor 
Gen'^all of y^ part of our province of Carolina that lyes South 
and west of Cape Ifear and therein to doe Execute & ^forme all 
things whatsoever which belongs to the S"^. office of Surveyor 
Generall together with all ^quisits & Proffits belonging to y« S*^. 
office and we doe hearby make null & voyd all former Com°"s — 
granted for the S*^. office. Given under our hands & the Great 
Seale of our S*^ — Province this Eighteenth day of June Anno 

Dom 1702. 

J: Granville — Palatine — Craven J Granville for Lord Carterett 

J Colleton 

Entered 3^. ffeb>-y— 1702/3 J : Barnwell C : C : 

The Rio-ht bon'blp .Tohn Grnnville V^n^ : One of her 
Maiesties mr>st hon'''^. nrivv Conncell Pnlntine. Guar- 
dinn fo the ^^^rrhf Hon^ie — .Tohn Lord Carterett One 
of the frve and absolute Lords nroiT"^ — of the province 
of Carolina 

To Thomas Brouffhton Esn"". 

Whereas it i<= annoinfed bv a'^ Lords 

prop", of Carolina in their fnndamentall constitutions and rules 



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of Governm*. That each of the Lords prop". Shall name a deputy 
to be his representative in the generall Assembly and Councill of 
Carolina I out of y^ trust & confidence I have in y« prudence 
wisdom & loyallty of you y^ S'^. Thomas Broughton to be a Dep- 
uty for the S*^. Jn°. Lord Carterett dureing my pleasure In y^ 
part of our province of Carolina that lyes South & west of Cape 
ffear w*^. full power to act & exercise all Such powers & author- 
ities as to a Lords prop". Deputy doth belong And I hereby make 
null & void all former Comissions for y« S'^. Deputiship Given 
under my hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of June 1702 
Entered y« 4*'^. of J Granville for Lord Carteret O 

March 1702/3 
^ Jn°: Barnwell Cler. Cone 

The Right Honb'e— Jn". Granville Esq^ One of her 

Majesties most hon'''^ — Privy Councill, Palatine the 

Right Hon^ie. W"^— Lord Craven The Right Hon^e— 

Jno. Lord Carteret The Hon'ble Maurice Ashly Esq''. 

S"". Jn° Colleton Bar^ and the rest of the true and 

absolute Lords & prop'^\ of the province of Carolina 

in America 

To our trusty and Well beloved 

S"". Nathaniel Johnson Knight 

Governour of South and North 

Carolina 

Wee the Said true and absolute Lord & prop", of the 
province aforesaid Reposeing Special trust and Confidence In 
the Courage loyalty & prudence of y". y''. S'^. S"". Nathaniel John- 
son Doe hereby Constitute & appoint y" Dureing our pleasure 
Governour of our whole province of Carolina & y". are to doe & 
execute all things in due maner & forme y'. Shall belong to 
YoTU' Comand or y'^ trust wee have reposed in y". according to 
the Severall powers Granted y". by this p^sent Comission Wee 
do hereby farther Impower Constitute & Appoint y". our S"^ — 
Governour to be Admirall Captain Generall & Comander in 
Chiefe of all tlie forces raised or to be raised both by Sea & land 
within our Said province & over them to appoint a Lieutenant 
Generall or Lieutenant generalls vice admirall or Vice- 
Admiralls both in South & North Carolina and w^e doe hereby 
ffarther Impower y". upon all occasions dureing yo"". abode in 
america to Constitute a Deputy or Deputy Governours both in 



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South & North Ccarolina clureing Yo''. pleasure and to Constitute 
& appoint all & Slar offices in and for the Governm*. of our S^. 
Province dureing yo"". pleasure & y^ pleasure of us the Lords 
Proprietors Wee doe hereby Impower y". in case of yo"". 
departure att any time from. Carolina to England to appoint & 
Constitute a Deputy Governour or Deputy Governours both in 
South & North Carolina w^^^ Such powers as you Shall think 
necessary Provided y^ Same be agreeable to & doe not exceed 
those by us granted to yo''. Self Wee do further give y". full 
power & authority w*^. y^ advice & Consent of any three or 
more of our deputies to grant & Sell Land in ffee reserving twelve 
pence for one hundred acres ^ annum as an acknowledgm*. and 
to Settle y^ quitt rents by pattents or Indentures and by Such a 
Method as y". our Govern'', w*'^. any three or more of our Deputies 
Shall think fitt Soe as when money Canot be had a treu value 
may be Settled in y« best of Such Comodities as y« Country is 
Capable of Produceing Wee doe farther Impower y". to Escheat 
Land & afterwards to lett it for rent or Sell y^ Same and we doe 
hereby farther Impower y". our Said Govern"", by & w^'^. y^ advice 
& Consent of our Councill & Generall assembly of our Province 
or any part thereof wherin there is a distict Govemm^ to alter 
any former Lawes y*^ Shall be thought fitt to be Changed, And to 
enact all Such reasonable Lawes & Statutes for y^ better Governm^ 
of our S^. Province as you w*^. y^ advice & Consent of our Gen- 
erall assembly Shall think Expedient Provided y« S'^. Lawes be 
not Contrary to y^ powers granted to us in our Charter from y^ 
Crowne and as Near as Possebly agreeable to y^ ffundementall 
Constitutions Excepting in wdiat relates to Jurys wherein we 
have already Given directions and we doe hereby repeale & make 
void all other Comissions Given by us to former Govern"^® — 
of our S*^. Province Given under our hands & y^ Great Seal of 
our province this Eighteenth day of June An°. Dni 1T02 
J Granville Palatine, — Craven — J Granville for Lord Carterett 

(Seal) J Colleton 

Att the Court att S^ James the 2^. day of July 

1702./ P'-sent 

The Queens most Excellent Majesty in Councill 
Upon reading this day att the board, a Representation from the 
Lords Com''^ of trade & Plantations, Setting forth y* they are 
given to understand by a letter from the Lords prop""®, of Carolina 

11 — H. c. 



162 

y' they had appointed S"". Nathaniel Johnson to be Govern'', of 
that province for \\^^. y^ S*^. Lords prop"^^. humbly desire her 
Maj''^* — Approbation according to an act of Parliam*. in y' 
behalfe & y^ S'^. Lords Com", humbly offering to her Maj^y. y* 
they find y^ Caracter of S''. Nathaniel Johnson to be Such as to 
deserve her Maj''^ — approbation in Case he doe qualify himself 
as y^ law requires her Maj^y. in Councill is thereupon pleased to 
declare her allowance & royall approbation of y^ S*^. S' — 
Nathaniel Johnson to be Govern'', of y^ province of Carolina 
according to y*^ Nomination & approbation of y« S*^. Lords Prop''®. 
Provided nevertheless y*^ y'^ S^. S"". Nathaniel Johnson do qualify 
himself for y*. trust in Such maner as y^ law^ requires as is pro- 
posed by y'' S'^. representation and y*^ he do give good & Sufficient 
Security y' he Shall duly observe y^ acts of trade & obey Such 
Instructions as Shall be Sent to him from her Maj'^. or any 
acting under her Majt'^® — authority and y^ S'^. Lords Com''^ of 
trade & plantations are to take Care y^ good & Sufficient Security 
be given by the Said S''. Nathaniel Johnson accordingly/ 
Entered March 5^^ : 1702/3 John Povey 

^ Jn°. Barnwell C. C. 

The R^ HonWe— John Granville Esq-", one of her Maj''^^— 
most hon'^'e. privy Councill Palatine the R*. Hon^e — William 
Lord Craven the R*. Hon^e — Jo". Lord Carterett the Hon^'*^— 
Maurice Ashly Esq''. S^ Jn°. Colleton Bar'^^ — and y^ rest of y^ 
true & absolute Lords & prop''^ of y^ Province of Carolina in 
America./ 

To Nicholas Trott Esq^ 

Wee Reposeing Especiall trust and Confidence in the Ability 
Care prudence & fidelity of y". y^ S^. Nicholas Trott Have 
ordain'd Constituted & appointed & by these p'^sence Do ordain 
Constitute & Appoint y". y^ S^. Nicholas Trott by y^ name & 
Stile of Chief Justice or Judge of y' part of our province of 
Carolina that lyes South and west of Cape ffear To have hold & 
Determine all pleas As well Civill as Criminall & those relateing 
to the publick revenues & all other pleas whatsoever ariseing & 
happening wt''.in the S*^. part of our province of Carolina Give- 
ing & hereby granting unto y" y^ Said Nicholas Trott full power 
& Authority to do ^form & execute all acts Matters & things 
whatsoever w^^ — in y^ S^. part of our province of Carolina Av^h. 
to v^ office of a Chief Justice doth in any wise apertain or belong 



163 

& in as larg & ample maner to all Intents & purposes as any 
Justice or Barron of any of y^ Courts of Westminster or any of y" 
English plantations in America or as any Justice of Assize or 
Comissioners of Oyer & Terminer & Goale Delivery in y^ King- 
dom of England or in America may or ought to ^form & Exe- 
cute To have and to hold the Said office of Chief Justice in y^ S'^. 
part of our province of Carolina Together wf' — all ffees, 
^quisitts, priviledges liberties Imunities & Causalties belonging 
to y^ S'^. office Dureing our pleasure And we doe hereby require & 
Comand all our officers & all other ^Sons whatsoever in any 
wise Concerned to take notice of this our Grant and give all Due 
obedience to y", y« S"^. Nicholas Trott in y^ execution of y^ Sev- 
erall powers herein granted you as they will answer the Con- 
trary att their Perrill, And we doe hereby revoake & make null 
all former Comissions Granted for y^ Said office Wittness S"". 
Nathaniel Johnson Knight our Governour & our Deputies And 
Given under the Great Seal of y« Province of Carolina this ffifth 
day of March In the year of our Lord One thousand Seven 
hundred and two/ 

Ja : Moore ( mag ) N Johnson 

Jos : Morton ( Sigill ) Rob*. Daniel 

Tho : Broughton ( Carol ) Henry Noble 

read in Councill and Entered March 5*^. 1702/3 

^ Jn°. Barnwell C : C : 

Johanes Comes Bathe Palatinus Carolina? reliquique ejusdem 
Proviincse PIroprietores Salutem, Cum Serenissimus Princeps 
Carolus Secundus nuper Dei Gratia magna? Britannise Francicse 
et hiberina^ Kex fidei Defensor exspeciali suo favore Dedit et con- 
cessit nobis unacum Provincia Carolina Potestatem Gradus Status 
Titulorumq Dignitatum et honorum Ibidem constitueendi et eri- 
gendi virosq benemeritos ad eosdem Gradus evehendi jisq 
Titulis cohovestandi Omandiq Cumq regiminis forma a nobis 
Stabilita et in perpetuum a nobis et sucessoribus nostris obser- 
vanda Constitutum sit ut certus sit Landgravorum et Cassiquorum 
numerus qui sint perpetui et Hereditary nobilis Proceresq Pro- 
vinciae nostrse Carolina Cumq eximius vir Robertuo Daniel 
magna sua prudentiii et industrea magiio erit adjumento nobis 
virum Do nobis tambene meritum remunerare volentes Land- 
gravum constituimus Sciatis igitur quod nos ut monumentum 
AOternum gratife nostrse ett illius meritorum dictum Robertum 



164 

Daniel ad statum Gradum stiliim dignitatem titulum et honorem 
Landravi Ereximiis pra^ficimus et creavimus Ipsumq Robertum 
Daniel Landgrayintenore pra?sentium Erigimus prsefacimus et 
Creamus Eidemq Roberto Daniel nomen Statum Gradum Stilum 
Dignitatem titulum et honorem cum quadra ginta Octo Mille 
Ingeris terrse Alijsq priviledgijs eidem dignitati pertinentibus et 
in a?ternum Imposuimus Dedimus et prsebuimus et per presentes 
pro nobis Han-edibus et Successoribus nostris Damns Imponimus 
et praebemus Habendum et tenendum eodem nomen statum Gra- 
dum Stilium dignitatem et honorem Landgravium cum praedictis 
terris Singulisq Juribus praeeminentijs iDrivilegijs et immunitati- 
bus eidem dignitati pertinentibus prsefato Robert Daniel X X X X 
et ha?redibus suis secundum tenorem fundamentalium nostrarum 
constitutionum in perpetum Volentes atper presentes concedents 
pro nobis hteredibus et successoribus nostris quod praedictus Rob- 
ertus Daniel et haeredes sui prsedicti nomen statum Gradum 
Stilum dignitatem titulum et honorem Langravi successive ger- 
rant and habeant tarrasq praedictas possideant et eorum quilibet 
gerat habeat et possideat et per nomen Landgravi vocenturet 
nuncupenter et eorum quilibet vocetur et nuncupetur quodq. 
Idem Robertus Daniel et hteredes sui praedicti successive Land- 
gravi in omnibus teneantur et ut Landgravi tractentur et repu- 
tentur et eorum quilibet teneatur tractetur et reputetur habe- 
antq teneant et jjossideant et eorum quilibet habeat teneat et 
possideat praedictas terras Solventes inperpetuum pro quilibet 
tractue terrae Centum jugera continente Duodecem denarios 
bonae et Legalis moneta Angliae annuatim nobis et haeredibus 
nostris que solutio Juchoanda est sub finem bienny post ejus et 
illius Occupationem Nee nondictus Robertus Daniel et haeredes 
sui predicti Gaudeant et utanter et eorum quilibet gaudeat et 
utater nomen Landgravi omnibus et singulis Juribus privilegijs 
praeeminentijs et inununitatibus statui Landgravi in omnibus 
rite et Jure pertinentibus Incujus rei Testimonium has literas 
nostras submagno sigillo nostro Carolinae. fieri fecimus Datum 
Manus uras duodecimo Die Augustie anno arae Christianae Mil- 
lessimo Sextentesimo Nonagessimo Octavo :/ 

Bath ( magno ) Palatine Craven M Ashley 

( Sigillum ) 

( Dominor ) 

( Caroli ) 



165 

Tho : Amy Bath for L^ Carteret, W'"— Thornboroiigh 

AV«^ Thornboroiigh for S^ Jn°. Colleton 

Recorded 17*"^. June 1703 
^ Jn°. Barnwell Cer Cone. 

Instructions For Job Howes Esq"" our Surveyor 

General of South CarolinaX 
Wee herewith Send you a Comission to be our Serveyor Generall 
of that part of our Province of Carolina That Lyes South & west 
of Cape Feare w^^^ — Comission you are to show to s''. Nathaniel 
Johnson our Govern''. & Councell & Record y« same 

Our Governour is to Cause to be Delivered to you all such Pub- 
lick Papers Books. Scheams, Records and Instructions for Sett- 
ing out Land that used to be kept by the Respective and Succes- 
sive surveyors Generall or their Deputies all which you are to 
take to yo^ Charge & y^ Rules therein Carefully to Observe 
Wee Require That you Give not Possession of Land by you or 
your Deputies Surveyed to any Person nor to Suffer them to have 
a plott thereof or any Certificate of yo"". survey, nor are you to 
make any Record thereof untill they have first signed y^ Coun- 
terpte of y^ Indenture for the Grant thereof But y« Plott of y^ 
Land by you surveyed and y^ Certificates are by yourselfe to be 
given to our Secretary for y^ Enabeling him to make out y^ 
Grants & which Plott & Certificate are by him to be kept & not 
given to y^ party for whome y^ Land is Run out untill y« party 
Concerned hath Signed y« Counterpart of y^ Conveyance accord- 
ing to ye forme by us Directed in our former powers or Rules for 
Granting Lands — 

You are alsoe to make Due Entryes and keep a true Record of 
all Lands that you shall sett out. 

You are as soon as you can Conveniently Gett it Ready To 
transmitt to us Particular accompts of the Lands Taken up 
number of acres Qiiitt Rents and Rents Reserved for Land Sold 
& soe to Continue to Doe of all Lands hereafter Taken up and to 
mention where houses are built upon y'^ same Given under our 
hands & seals this Eighteenth Day of June Anno Dni 1702/ 

J Granvill ' O 
Record May 1^*— 1703 Craven O 

J Granvill for L^ Carteret O 
^ M Ashley O 

Jn°. Barnwell C : C : J Colleton O 



Instructions for James Moore Esq"", our Receiver Generall of 
South Carolina/ 

Wee liereAvith Send you a Comission to be Receiver Generall of 
all that Part of our Province of Carolina that lyes south and 
west of Cape Feare to Receive to our use all Dues Rents Fines 
and forfeiture that of Right belong to us which Commission you 
are to Shew to the Govern'". & Councill & Record the same 
You are to Informe yo"". selfe by all means you Can what Times 
have Been Sett upon any Person for misdemeanours in any of our 
Courts and to receive y^ same to our use and in Case of Denial! 
of Payment to use all Lawfull meanes for the Recovery of y^ 
same 

You are to take into your Possession our share of wrecks 
Ambergreen and all such other things as of right belong to us 

Whatsoever you shall Receive in Goods and merchandize that 
are proper and fitt for this markett you are to send them to us 
by y^ first ship Bound for London 

You are to use all possible Diligence to Informe your selfe of 
all Lands that have been Granted to any Person what ever in 
that part of our Province in which you are to observe these 
Particulars Viz*/ 

How much Land each person Dos possess by what Rent each 
Person Dos hold whither by Twelve pence ^ Cent or peny ^ 
acre what any Person is in arreare and if above twelve months 
To order our attorney Generall to Sumonce them & on failure 
of Complyance to proceed X X X to Prosecute them for the 
Recovery of y^ same all which you are to forme into a Regular 
Rent Roll & Regularly to enter into yo"" roll Book all land that 
Shall hereafter be Granted & to Transmitt a Copy thereof to us 
once every year. X X X X X 

You are out of our moneys Dues & Rents you shall Receive as 
afores^. to pay to y^ Govern"", for y^ time being two hundred 
pounds to y« Chief Justice for y^ time being sixty pounds To the 
security for y«= time being forty pounds to y^ attorney Generall 
for y^ time being Forty pounds by Even Quarterly payments 
beginning from y^ time of their Entrance upon their respective 
offices the rest of wdiat you receive you are to dispose of as you 
shall from time to time be Directed By us 

you are to take yo"". selfe after y« Rate of Tenn ^ Cent of all 
moneys Goods and merchandizes of ours you shall receive Dis- 
pose off according to our order 



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yoii are to present your accompts to y^ Govern'', and two of our 
Trustees once every three months and oftener if required to be 
approved off by them according to y^ forme Prescribed in our 
order to y^ Govern''. & Trustees and allways to Transmitt them 
to us by y'^ next ship 

In all y^ aforegoing matters And what ever is of Consequence 
you are to take the Direction and advise of y^ Govern''. & two att 
Least of the trustees & in y^ absence or death of y^ Govern'', of 
the three trustes Given under our hands & seales this Eighteenth 
day of June Anno Dni. 1702. 

J Granvill O 
Eecorded y^ first of May 1703 Craven O 

^ Jn°. Barnwell C : C : J Granvill for L^. Carterett O 

J Colleton O 

To our Trusty and well beloved ] The R^ Hon"""^ — John Gran- 
s'" : nathaniel Johnson Kn^ our I well Esq"" one of her majestyes 
Govern'', James Moore Esq'". I most Hon'''''^ — w^illiam Lord 
our Receiver Generall nicholas I Craven y^ R*. Hon'^^'^ — John 
Trott Esq'', our attorney gen- I Lord Carteret y^ Hon'"'''^ — 
rail & Job Hows Esq'', our I maurice ashley Esq'' s''. . John 
Surveyor Genrall. X X X X J Colleton Barronet and the rest 

ofy^ true & absolute Lords &. 

Proprietors of Carolina ini 

■ — America. 

Wee The true and absolute Lords and Proprietors of y^ Province 
afores*^- Doe hereby appoint Authorize & Impower you y^ s"^. s"". 
nathaniel Johnson our Governr. James moore. nicholas trot & 
Job Hows for us & in our names. Pursuant to the powers Rules 
Quantity Limitts & bounds heretofore Directed by our rules and 
Instructions for Granting of Land, and by Such forme of Deed 
or deed in that Case provided and thereunto annexed and on 
record in our s^. Province To grant & Sell & Convey Lands in fee 
to such Person or persons as shall Transport themselves or others 
into our s^.Province of Carolina und such Limitations Provises 
& Instructions as we have allready Given you our s'^ Governr & 
beareing Even Date with these presents And wee Doe hereby 
Further appoint authorize & Impower you our said Govern"^. & y^ 
s'^. James moore nicholas Trott & Job hows forthwith to take & 
Inspect & Accompts of thomas Cary asquire late Receiver Genrall 
from y^ time of our late Govern^ John Archdale Esq'^ his puting 



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him in posession of y^ s^ office as allso y^ accoumpts of James 
moore Esq"" from y^ time he was possest of that office as allso y^ 
accompts of James Eli as allso of Edmund Bellinger our Late 
Receiver Genrall from y*^ time he Avas possest of y^ s*^. office and 
after you have audited and approved the same to attest each 
Particular accompt in this forme folloAving Wee whose names are 
under written have Carefully Examined y^ above accompts & 
approve y^ Same witness our hands this day of And such 
money as shall be received, for y^ Balance of y^ afores'^ acompts 
you are to transmitt to us by such sepparate ships and in such 
Respective proportions as you our said Govern'', with y^ advice 
& Consent of any two more of you shall think fitt, In all y^ Cases 
a fores'^, any three of you shall be a Quorum to execute all and 
singular y^ Powers hereby Granted you as aforesaid Given under 
our hands & seales this Eighteenth day of June anno Dni 1702 

J Granvill O 

Hecorded y^ first of May 1703 Craven O 

^ Jno. Barnwell C: G: J Granvill for L^ Carterett O 

J Colleton O 

Instructions For S"". Nathaniel Johnson Knight our Governour 
of South and North Carolina X X X X X 

Wee herewith send you a Commission to be our Govern^ in 
Chief of South and north Carolina and to Record the same w*^. 
those Instructions 

In y^ Governm*. of our affairs in our said Province Committed to 
your Care you are to follow such Rules as we have Given in our 
Fundamental! Constitutions Temporary Lawes and Instructions 
To our former Governour and Entred upon Record in our said 
Province and to be Guided by the same or soe many articles 
thereof as shall in your Judgment seeme moste fitt to be Putt in 
Practice. X X 

You are with the assistance of the Grand Councill To Inspect into 
all our Constitutions and what of them you shall Thinke most 
Expedient for the Better Establishm^. of our Governm*. for the 
Good & wellfare of our People you are to Present to y'^ Generall 
assembly for their Concurrence & we will & ordaine That what 
shall be by you & our Grand Councill & assembly Soe agreed on 
you Cause to be Transmitted to us That the same may be Con- 
sidered of & ratified under the hands & Seales of us y^ Palatine 
our selfe and three or moore of us y« Lords Proprief®. our selves 



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before they are Published and Putt in Execution as Lawes in 
Carolina. ^ X X X X X 

Any Law Past before it hath been Ratifyed under the Hand & 
seale of us the Palatine our selfe and three or more of us y*= Lords 
prop'^ our selves under our hands & seales & by our order Pub- 
lished in the Generall assembly of the Landgraves and Cassiques 
& Delegates for the Countrye shall Cease to be a Law whenever 
we the Palatine & three of more of us y« Lords Prop", signifye 
our Discent to it under our hands & Seales. 

you are to Take all Inunaginable Care to see y^ acts of Trad & 
navigation Duely to be observed. X X X X X 

You are with our Trustees to use your Endeavour for y^ sell- 
ing of Land But to Reserve a Quitt Rent of Twelve Pence a year 
for one hundred acres & soe Proportionably your Price for the 
same neare the settelments not to be under Twenty Pounds a 
Thousand acres & at Two hundred miles Distance or near the 
mountains Ten Pounds for a Thousand acres & not under, and 
allso To Grant Land at a Penny an acre yearly Quitt Rent and 
that all Future Grants Containe a Provision to make the Land 
Escheate unless a settlement be made Avithin the space of Four 
yea res and That not above Five hundred acres be Lett to any one 
Person w"'.out a warrant under our hands & seales But for the 
Lands in Albemarle County X X you are to sell y^ same at such 
Rates X X and Prices as by our Instructions to our Late Gov- 
ernour John Archdale Es(f . 

You are to Cancell all our Blank Deputations for Landgraves and 
Cassiques 

you are to take Great Care That the Indians be not abused and 
that all means may be used to Civilize them and that you En- 
deavour your utmost to Create a Firme Friendship with them & 
to bring them over to your part for yC. better Protection & 
defence against y^ Enemy the neighbouring French and span- 
yards against whome you are to Protect our s'^ Province and we 
assure you of our utmost Assistance for yo''. securety. 
Haveing Received Letters of Complaints from y^ Commission''^ 
of Trade & plantatious w^'\ an Inclosed oppinion of Councill at 
Law against an act Past in Carolina y*^ first of March 1700/1 for 
ye Better Regulateing y'= Proceedings of the Court of Admiralty 
in Carolina & y« Fees of y^ same, as Tending to y^ Incouragem'. 
of unlawfull Trade Injurious to y^ officers of y'' admiralty there & 
differing from y« manner of Practice in y^ hight Court of Ad- 



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minilty here in England The Copy of w'^'^ Bill Transmitted us 
Came not to our hands or wee have not y^ same by us Therefore 
Wee direct you w'^'^. our Grand Assembly to Inspect into y^ same 
& make all y^ necessary & due alterations therein & send us y^ 
same for our Determination X. 

You are to Transmitt to us as soon as you Can conveniently Get 
it hansomely Transcribed a full and Exact account of our yearly 
Rents what they amount to in y^ whole & y*^ Particular men from 
whome Due & what from each man also Avhat has been Received 
by Avhome & how applyed & what Land to whome and for what 
Sold Given under our hands & seales this Eighteenth day of 
Jue Anno Dni : 1702. 

Recorded May y« first 1703 J Granvill O 

^ Jn«. Barnwell C : C : Craven O 

J Granvill for L^ Carteret 
J Colleton O 

Nicholas Trott Esq'', of London one of the true & absolute Lords 

& Proprietors of y*^ Province of Carolina 
To Nicholas Trott Esq^ of Carolinse 

Whereas it is Appointed by the Instructions & rules of Govern- 
ment of the Province of Carolina that each of y^ Lords Pro- 
prietors of the said Province Shall & nominate a Deputy to be 
his Representative in the Generall Assembly & Councill of the 
Province of Carolina I out of the Trust & Confidence I have in 
the wisdome Prudence and Loyalty of you the said Nicholas 
Trott Doe Hereby Constitute and Appoint you to be my Deputy 
dureing Pleasure of that part of our Province of Carolina that 
lyes south & West of Cape Fear with full power and Authority 
to doe & Exercise all such powers & things as doe properly belong 
to a Lord Proprietors Deputy Given under my hand & Scale this 

second day of novem''. 1702/ 

read in Councill & recorded ye Nicholas Trott O 

1703 
^ Jn^ Barnwell C.C: 

To the Honi^ie — S"". Nathaniel Johnson Kn*. 

Governour And to our Deputies and Councill 

att Charlestown in Carolina/ 
Gentlemen/ 

Your Severall letters wee receiv'd and upon y"^. Instances 
therein together w^^. the late adress of y^ house of Comons for a 



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Supply of Stores of war & a frigate for y^ Service of our 
province, we are Interceeding w^'\ her Maj^y. in Y'^. belialfe & 
hope y". Shall in due time receive y^ good effects thereof And 
y". may be also assured y'. nothing in our Power for y. Support 
Shall be Omitted— 

We^ are well, Satisfied in Yo''. proceedings in y^ Settling of 
our accounts And our Intent was y^ y'= Coni°". to our Gov. w*^\ 
M"" Moore & others therein particularly named Should take place 
of all others for granting of land 

Wee would also, in Pursuance to y^ 7*'\ Article in our Instruc- 
tions for y^ Governm*. that all our Blank Deputations for Land- 
graves & Cassiques be taken up and Cancelled 

^Yimt y". wa-ite concerning M'' Ash, we think So Reasonable, 
that y". may Depend upon itt, we Shall not give any Creditt to 
his accusations 'till y". have had an opportunity of Giveing Yo"". 
answers thereunto 

Wee Should be glad to hear our Constitutions were Confirmed 
amongst you And Shall be ready to Joyn w**^. y" In all acts for 
y^ good of our Collony We Rest 

Gentlemen 
Yo''. Most Affectionate ffriends 
Granville Palatine 
J Colleton. Craven. M Ashly 
Granville, for L<^. Carterett 
From our board att S^ James 16 Nob''. 
1703 

The Right Hon^^^ — John Lord Granville one of the 
Lords of her Maj''^^ — most Hon'^'^ — Privy Councill 
Palatine, The R*. Hon^e— Will"^. Lord Craven. The 
Rt. Honbie. John Lord Carterett. The Hon"e_ 
Maurice Ashly Esq'". S"". John Colleton Barn'. And 
y« rest of y^ true & absolute Lords & pp". of Caro- 
lina 
To Edward Willimott Esq^ 

We being well assured of y^ wisdom prudence & Integ- 
rity of y". y^ S<^. Edwd. Willimott have thought fitt & do by these 
p^sents dureing our pleasure Constitute & appoint y". y^ S"^. 
Edward Willimott Secretary for y' ^t of our province of Caro- 
lina y^ is Scituated South & West of Cape ffear. — Hereby author- 
izeing y". & giveing y". full power to be p^sent att all meetings of 



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the Palatines Court & Grand Coiincill and also to take & keep an 
Exact Register of all their acts & orders and also to receive from 
y^ Surveyor Gen'all all Certificatts of land by him laid out & 
Surveyed according to y^ war^^. Issued by y^ person or ^sons, 
we have Impowered or Shall hereafter Impower to grant Such 
Warrants, and to draw up Such lease or leases Conveyances & 
assurances of land as by our Instructions is or hereafter Shall be 
directed W^*^. being Signed & Sealed by y^ ^son or ^sons we 
have or Shall hereafter Impower So to do You Shall carefully 
Inroll ye Same and doe & ^form all other acts & things y*. have 
been usually done by y^ former Secretary in that part of our 
province afores*^. wdth full poAver licence & authority to take & 
receive Such Salaries ffees & Perquisites as have heretofore been 
taken by any fformer Secretary of y*. ^t of our s*^. province 
Given under our hands and y^ great Seal of our Said Province 
of Carolina this nineteenth day of August 1703./ 

Granville Palatine. Craven, Granville for L"^. Carterett 
M: Ashly. J Colleton. 

(great Seal) 

Instructions for Edward Willimott Esq*". Secretary 
of y' partt of Carolina that is Scituated South & 
west of Cape ffear. 
1^^ You are when y". arrive in Carolina to take into yo"". Custody 
all those records that have been used to be kept by y^ Secretarys 
there and more particularly the Severall ifundamentall Constitu- 
tions, and 3^ou are also to See if y^ Severall Instructions from y^ 
Lords Prop", to y^ respective Governours have been recorded 
And if they are not, You are to record them forthwith and also 
all their letters to their Governour or Government all w'^'^. things 
are to be Enterred in a book kept for y*. use only and y". 
are likewise to Copy in y«= S*^. book all Instructions letters & 
orders y' Shall hereafter come from y^ Lords prop'"^ to y^ 
Govern"", or Governm*. there, And also in y^ S<^. book note down y^ 
time when y« S'^. letter or order was read in y^ Palatines Court 
Councill or Parliament. 

2diy You are also in a book for y*. use provided Exactly to Reg- 
ister all orders or Judgments of y^ grand Councill or Palatines 
Court & in another book all acts & votes of Parliam'. of w^h. yu, 
are to Send Copies to us Signed by y^Selfe by every Ship y*. 
comes directly to England or by way of Barbados 



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S^iy You are in a book for y*. use provided to keep an exact 

register of all warrants Issued to y«= Surveyor Gen^'all for y^ ad- 
measureing out of land to any ^son that comes there to plant 
and y^ Survey'■^ Gen""all generalls retourn you are to Enter 
against y^ Said war*, and in y« war*, to y^ Surv^ Generall you are 
to Insert y^ names of y^ Persons Imported into Carolina for w^^. 
y^ S'^. land is granted Copies of w^h. & ye SurV. Gen''^"*^ — Re- 
tourn you are constantly to Send to us y*. we may See how our 
land is disposed of. 

4thiy — You are to putt our Seal for y*. use provided to such grants 
of land as are passed according to our Instructions for y^ grant- 
ing of land and not Otherwise. 

5thiy — You are Constantly to give us ace*, of what Shipps arrive 
att Carolina and from whence, y^ day of their Arrivall & Depart- 
ure, how many ^sons came in Each Ship, & how many She car- 
ries thence, & as near as y". can with what She is loaden. 
6thiy — You are to Inform us how our Rules for y« granting Set- 
ting out and bounding of land are observed by y^ Governs & 
SurV. Gen'all & you Yo"". Self are to See y*. no greater quantity 
of land are granted to any ^son then our Instructions direct. 
7thiy — You are as soon as possible to send us an acc^ of all y^ land 
Granted in Carolina, to whom, & y^ date of y^ grants, & also 
what is run out & to whom, & y^ grants not passed, W^. you are 
to require of the Surv'". Gen'"all. 

And therewithal! to send us a Rent Roll of the Yearly Value 
reserved to us upon Such respective Grants. 

And once every year to make up and Send us a Compleat State 
of our Province of Carolina Given under our hands & Seals this 
nineteenth day of August 1703 
Granville Palatine (Seal) Craven (Seal) Granville — 1 

for Lord Car terett V (Seal) 
M: Ashly (Seal) John Colleton (Seal) 

Whereas we have Given & granted our Com°" — to Edward 
Willimott Esq"", to be our Secretary of that part of our province 
of Carolina as is Scituated South & west of Cape ffear, wee doe 
hereby require you to pay unto y^ Said Edward Willimott out of 
y« moneys you Shall receive for us his Salary of forty pounds ^ 
annum half yearly as itt shall become due, As also to James 
Griffiths Secretary to us at our board his Sallary of fforty pounds 
^ an Comenceing ffrom y^ 10*^. of Jan^-y. 1701/2 and for Soe 



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doing this Shall be Yo''. Sufficient warrant Given under our 
hands & Seal this nineteenth day of August 1703/ 

Granville Palatine (Seal) 
To James Moore Esq"". Granville for Lord Carterett (Seal) 



our Eeceiv. Gen^'.all 
of South Carolina, 
And to our Receiver 
Generall for y^ time being 



Craven (Seal) 
M: Ashly— (Seal) 
J. Colleton (Seal) 



Johannes Baro Granville Palatinus Carolinse Reliquiq ejusdem 
proventia^ proprietores, Salutem Cum Serenissimus princeps 
Carolus Secundus Nu^ dei gratia MagTise Britanise ffrancite & 
Hibernite Rex ffidei defensor &c. ex Spetiali Suo favore Dedit 
& concessit nobis unacum Proventiee Carolinae Potestatem 
Gradus Status titulorumq Digiiitatum & Honorem ibidem Con- 
stituendi & Erigendi Virosq bene nieritos ad eosdem Gradus 
Evehendi, Jisq titulis Cohonestandi Ordinandiq Cumq Regi- 
minis Iforma a Nobis Stabilita & in ^petuum a Nobis-& Success- 
oribus nostris observanda Constitutum Sit ut certus Sit Landgra- 
vorum & Cassiquorum numerus (}ui Sint perpetui & Hereditary 
Nobiles Proceresq Provencia? nostra? Carolina? Qumq Ipximus 
vir Edwardus Willimott Armiger magna sua prudentia & In- 
dustria magno erit adjumento Nobis virum de Nobis tarn bene 
meritum remunerare volentes Landgravum Constituimus Sciatis 
Igitur qe. nos ut monumentum seternum gratise Nostras & Illius 
meritorum dictum Edwardum Willimott Armigerum ad Statum 
gradum Stilum, titulum. & Honorem Landgravi Ereximus 
Prseficimus & Creavimus Ipsumq Edwardum Willimott Armi- 
gerum Landgravum tenore prsesentium Erigimus prsefacimus 
& Creamus Eidemq Edwardo Willimott Armigero Nomen 
Statum Gradum Stilium dignitatem, titulum & Honorem cum 
quadragenta octo Mille Ingeris terra^ '"ilijsq Privilegijs eidem 
Dignitati ^tinentibus & in a^ternum Imposuimus & Pra^buimus 
& ^ p^'.sentes pro nobis Hseredibus & Successoribus nostris 
Damns, Imponimus & Prabemus Habendum et Tenendum Eadem 
Nomen Statum Gradinn Stilum Dignitatem & Honorem Land- 
gravi unatum p'.dictis terris Singulisq Juribus Privilegijs 
Pra^ominentijs & Imunitatibus Eidenl dignitati pernentijs 
p^'.fato Edwarclo Willimott Armigero & Ha^redibus Suis 
Secundum tenorem ffundamentalium nostrarum Constitutionum 
in Ppetuu Volentes ac per prsesentes Concedentes pro nobis 



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hseredibiis & Successoribus nostris quod p''dictus Edwardus 
Willimott Armiger & hseredes Siii p'^dicti Nomen, Statiim, 
Gradum, Stilum, Dignitatem, & Honorem titiilumq Landgravi 
Successive Gerant & iHabeant terrasq p^'dictas possideant & 
eorum quilibet gerat Habeant & possideat & ^ nomen Landgravi 
vocentur & nuncnpentur & Eorum quilibet vocetur & nuncupetur 
Quodq Idem Edwardus Willimott Armiger & Hseredes Sui 
j)r8edicti Successive Landgravi in omnibus teneantur & ut Land- 
gravi tractentur & reputentur & Eorum quilibet teneatur trac- 
tetur & reputetur habeantq teneant & possideant & Eorum quil- 
ibet Habeat teneat & possideat p'^dictas Terras Solventes in per- 
petuum pro quolibet tractu terrse Centum Jugera continente 
Duodecim Denarios bonse & legalis Monetae Anglise Annuatim 
Nobis & heredibus nostris Qua^ Solutio incoanda est Sub finem 
Biennij post ejus lUius occupationem nee non dictus Edwardus 
Willimott Armiger & hseredes Sui p^'dicti Gaudeant & Utantur & 
eorum quilibet Gaudeat et Utatur ^ Nomen Landgravi onmibus 
& Singulis Juribus Privilegijs Prfeeminentijs & Imunitatibus 
Statui Landgravi in omnibus rite & jure pertinentibus In Cujus 
rei testimonium has literas nostras Sub Magno Sigillo Nostro 
Carilina? ffieri ft'ecimus Potentes Datum ^ manus nostra Decimo 
nono die augusti an°. Era? Christiana? Millesimo Septingentesimo 
Tertio. 

Granville Palatine Craven Granville for L^. Car- 
terett M : Ashley (great Seal) J : Colleton 

Gentlemen/ 

M''. Ash haveing Exhibited before us Severall accusations 
and Complaints against you, Wee Inclosed Transmitt you Cop- 
pies of the Same and Require you to Dispatch your Answers to 
the particular Charges therein by the ffirst Conveniency we are 

Gentlemen 

Your ver}' Loveing ffriends 
To S"". Nathaniel Johnson GoV. Granville Palatine 

James Moore Esq'-. &c. Craven 

att Carolina. Granville for L^. Carterett 

M : Ashly J : Colleton 
Read in Councill & Entered 
ye 28th— (Jay of August An«. 1704 
m Jn° Barnwell D : S : 



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S*. James's 20'^. March 1703/4 
Gentlemen/ 

Wee Send y°. here Inclosed a letter from y« R^ Hon'''^ — 
y^ Earle of Nottingham her Majesties Principall Secretary of 
State Relateing to y^ manner in w'^''. her Majesties Subjects in 
America are to behave themselves w''\ regard to y^ Spaniards in 
those parts Wee likewise Send y". her Majesties letter Relateing 
to y^ Officers of y'^. Admiralty & prizes. You are therefore to 
take all y^ due care y*. her Maj^'*^ — pleasure thereby Signified 
be punctually ^formed, And y". are forth w^i^. give y^ necessary 
directions upon y*^ Same to all those persons whom itt may con- 
cearn through our Province of Carolina — We are 

Gentlemen Y'^. very Loveing ffriends 
We desire y". to dispatch y^ ] Granville Palatine 
Enclosed Packett to our Gov"". I Craven 

of ye Bahama's by y«^ 1^* Con- ( Granville for L^. Carterett 
veniency J M : Ashley J Colleton 

To ye Hon^ie— S--. Nathaniel 

Johnson Kn*. our Governs & to I Read in Councill y^ 28*^. 
ye Rest of our Councill in [ Augs^ ^ Jno. Barnwell D : S : 
Carolina in America — J 

Anne R 
Right trusty & well beloved we Greet y". well, AVhereas Com- 
plaints have been made to us of abuses in y^ Courts of Admiralty 
in ye Plantations & of Irregularities in ye disposition of ye pro- 
ceed of Prizes brought into our S'^. Plantations by our Shipps of 
war, Privateers, or others w*^. letters of mark, ffor Prevention 
whereof. We Strictly Charge & Require y" — & all ^^sons what- 
soever whom it may Concearn w*'\ in our province of Carolina & 
ye Bahama Islands, to be aiding & assisting in ye Recovery of 
our dues; as also our High Admirals dues in Case of Prizes 
according to our Declaration, for ye Encouragem^. of our Ships 
of War & Privateers herew'^. Sent y". and otherwise in Main- 
taining ye Rights of ye Admiralty, & in ye Support of ye officers, 
& Court of Admiralty appointed or to be Appointed by our High 
Admirall wt^.in our S<^. Province of Carolina & ye Bahama 
Islands Soe we bid y". ffarewell Given att our Court att S*. 
James's ye Second day of March 1703/-! In ye Second year of our 
Reign 

By her Majesties Command 
Nottino;ham 



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To our K*. trusty & well 
beloved y« Lords Prop", of our 
Province of Carolina & of Our 
Colony of y^ Bahama Islands 
in America./ 

Eead in Councill & Recorded y^ 28*^. Aug^*. 1704 
^ Jn° Barmvell Dep'y; Sec-^y. 

Gentlemen/ May 26*^. 1704 

Wee transmitt you a Copy of y« Earl of Nottinghams letter 
(Sent y". in our last Packett) Relateing to y^ trade w^^\ y« Span- 
iards in America, w'^. a Copy also of an Additional Instruction 
w''^. her Majestic has been pleased to Sign for all Privateers to 
be Observed by them in y^ Same Maner as they are to observe 
ye Printed Instructions w^^ they Eeceived from y*^ Admiralty 
here upon takeing out their ComO"^ — {^ ye twelfth article of 
w=h. there is mention made of other Instructions and y". are to 
take all Oppertunitys to give Notice to Such Privateers as are 
in America or Shall Resort to any of our Ports of our Province 
of Carolina of this adition and to give them Authentick Copys 
thereof to be by them observed, and y". are likewise to take care 
yt. if any Prizes be brought in by any Privateers that Nothing 
be done Contrary to her Majesties Intentions We Rest 

Gentlemen 
To ye Hon'^ie_ gr^ ;^Tath : John- Your very Loveing 

son Knt. Govern--. & y^ rest of ffriends 

our Councill in Carolina Granville Palatine 

Craven 
Granville for L^. Carterett 
Read in Councill & Recorded M : Ashly J : Colleton 

ye 2d Xber 1704 

^ Jn°. Barnwell D : S : 

Copy of ye Earle of Nottinghams Letter to ye Lords 
Prop", of Carolina about trade w*^. the Spaniards 
The States Generall of ye United Provinces haveing represented 
to ye Queen ye Advantages & Conveniences of ye trade w*^. Spain 
in ye West Indies her Maj^y. upon Consideration of ye Reasons 
alleadged by y™. has thought fitt to approve of their proposall & 
to Contine ye trade & Commerce w*^ ye Spaniards in those ^ts 



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during y^ warr in all Comodities Excepting Stors of war & 
amunitions & Such Comodities as are prohibited by Law to be 
Caryed from her Maj'^y^ plantations directly to any forreign 
Country And her Maj^^^. has Comanded me to Signifie her pleas- 
ure to y". y*. y". ^mitt & Suifer her Subjects freely & Openly to 
Cary to any place or territory under y*^ Dominion of Spain in 
America all Such M^chandize & Comodities as might have been 
Caried thither before y*^ Warr Provided there be not among 
them any Stores or amunitions of war w'^'^ y". must be very Care- 
full to hender, and y". are likewise to ^mitt her Maj'^^ Sub- 
jects to bring from y^ Spanish Dominions in America Any Mer- 
chandize or goods of those ^ts, and y^ Dutch haveing promised 
to Enjoyn their privateers in those parts not to disturb her 
Majesties Subjects in this trade, You must in like Maner Re- 
quire all y^ Privaters Under Yo"". Jurisdiction not to Molest any 
of y« Dutch in their trade to and from y^ Spanish Dominions 
Except only in Case of their Carrying Stores & Amunition of 
Warr, Butt as y^ Eeasons Induceing her Maj^y & y^ States 
Generall to this Resolution are peculiar to y<^ Spanish trade and 
respect only y^ Spanish Nation, Her Majestic would have you 
take as much Care as is possible that y^ ffrench may receive no 
benefitt by this Indulgence./ 

Read in Council & Recorded Xbr 1704- 

^ Jno Barnwell Dep. SeC-y. 

An Additionall Instruction for Such Merch^s. 
& others who Shall have Com°"5 — or letters of 
Marq or Com'^"^ — for Private men of warr 
Agst. ffrance & Spain their Vassalls & Sub- 
Anne R jects, or other Inhabiting w^'^in any of their 
Countries territories or Dominions by Virtue of 
our Com'", granted under y^ greate Scale of 
(locus England and bearing date y'^ Given att 
Sigilli) our Court att 8K James's y^ 25 day of May 
1704 in y«^ third Year of our Reign. 
Whereas wee in Conjunction w**^. our allies y^ States Generall of 
y« United Provinces are willing to Encourage ours & their Sub- 
jects in their Intercourse & Correspondence w*'^: Such of y« 
Spanish Nation in y^ West Indies as Shall be Inclined to 
acknowledge y^ title & Soveraingty of Charles y^ third King of 
Spain w*'\ whom wee are in ^friendship & Alliance; And to y^ 



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Intent y^ Such Miitnall Intercourse & Correspondence may be 
beneficiall as well to our Subjects & allies as to y^ Spaniards in 
America We haA'e therefore thought ffitt, and doe hereby direct 
y*. from & after y^ ffirst day of June 1704 No Injury, Violence, 
Spoile or Molestation whatsoever Shall be done or Comitted by 
any of our Shipps of war. Privateers or Marchant Ships haveing 
letters of Marq or by any of our Govern'^ or by or under their 
^mission, or Authority, or any other officers of, in, or belonging 
to any of our Islands Colonies or Plantations belonging to y^ 
Spaniards in America, or Ag'^*. Anj' of our Subjects or y« Sub- 
jects of y^ States Generall or any of them, their Shipps vessells 
or goods yt. Shall be found Coming to, or goeing from any Port 
or Place in y^ Spanish West Indies being for y^ proper ace*. & 
resq of our Subjects or y'^ Subjects of y^ S'^. States Gen^'all 
respectively anything contained in our declaration of war ag*^ 
Spain, or any Com°". or Com°"'' — to any of our men of war or 
Privateers or M''chat Shipps or any Instructions to our men of 
war or Privateers, or to any of our GoV^^ or other Officers in y^ 
West Indies or any other Instructions or Orders whatsoever to 
y^ Contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding Provided y^ 
no Goods whatsoever belonging to y^ Inhabitants of ffrance or 
its Vassals, or any others inhabiting w^'^.in j^ Dominions & terri- 
tories of y*. Crown, Nor any Contraband Goods Stores. or other 
Provisions of War be %lmitted to be Carryed to any Spanish 
Plantacon in any Ship whatsoever, but y*. they may be, & are 
hereby declared to be Lyable to Seizure & confiscation as before 
y^ giveing this Instruction. Provided also y*. this Instruction be 
Soe understood, as y^ it may, & Shall Still be Lawfull for any of 
our men of war Privateers or Merchant Ships haveing letters of 
Marq to attack take & possess themselves of any Spanish Ship. 
Vessell, or Gallion either on y^ Main vSea, or in ffresh waters, or 
in any port, Bay, Creek or Harbour in America, as well as else 
where, & to Seize & bring any Such Ship vessell or Gallion, & all 
treasure Goods & M''.chandize w^'^'^. may be found on board Such 
Ship vessell or Gallion, according to y« Intent & Meaning of our 
fformer Instructions, and we doe hereby Charge & Comand all 
y« Comanders, & other officers of our men of war, & of Privateers 
or Marchant Shij^s haveing Letters of Marq y*. they Severally 
take due Notice of this our Roy all pleasure, as an Additionall 



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Instruction & Conform themselves hereunto Accordingly A : R : 
By y« Palatine & Lords Prop". Comands 
a true Copy 

Ja : Griffitha. 

Read in Council & Recorded 

ye lOber 1704 

^ me Jn°. Barnwell Dep : SeC^. 

The R'. Hon''^« — John Lord Granvill one of y« Lords of her 
Majesties Most Hon^'^ — Privy Councill Palatine The R*. 
Hon^ie — William Lord Craven the R*. Hon^'^ — John Lord Car- 
terett, the Hon'^''^— Maurice Ashly Esq"" S^ John Colleton Barn', 
and the rest of the true & absolute Lords Prop", of y«= province of 
Carolina in America To all to whom these p^'.sents Shall Come 
Greeting Whereas by former letters Patents under y^ great Seal 
of ye S'^. province of Carolina the then Palatine and Lords 
prop'^^ of ye S''. Province for y^ Considerations therein Men- 
tioned Constituted & Created James Colleton Esq"", one of y^ 
Nobility of y^ S<^. Province by the Stile Name & title of Land- 
grave and for y^ due & better Support & Maintenance of y^ S*^. 
honor & dignity by y^ Same letters Pattents granted unto the S*^. 
James Colleton and his heirs fforty Eight thousand acres of land 
in ye S"^. Province to be taken up by the S'^. James Colleton his 
heirs and assigns under ye yearly rent of one Peny for Every 
acre as by ye S<^. Letters Pattents Relation being thereunto had 
may more fully appear By virtue & in pursuance of w^h. grant 
the S'^. James Colleton hath taken up twelve thousand acres of 
land ^t of ye S^. 48000 acres w^h. are Erected into & now knowm 
by ye name of ye Barony of Watboo and Whereas we ye S*^. Pala- 
tine & Lords Prop", as a fuller Mark of our favour and Indul- 
gence towards ye Landgraves & Nobility of our S*^. Province & 
for their Greater Incouragem', have thought fitt & Condescended 
to abate Part of ye Yearly rents & Payments formerly Reserved 
Upon Grants of lands to them made Now know yee y*. we ye s^. 
Palatine & Lords prop", for divers valuable Causes & Consider- 
ations we thereunto moveing Have Granted Ratifyed & Con- 
firmed and by these ^"^sents for us our heires & Successors doe 
grant ratify and Confirm unto ye S^. James Colleton & his heirs 
the S'l. Honour title & dignity of Landgrave w^'^ ^n arid Sin- 
gular ye powers Priviledges & P'"hemences thereunto belonging 
according to ye Tenour of ye ffundamentall Constitutions of our 



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S^. Province And all y'. parcell or District of Land in Carolina 
afores'^. now Called or known by y« name of y^ Barony of Watt- 
boo Containing twelve thousand acres being part of y^ S^. 48000 
acres Granted by the S'^. fformer Letters Patents & 36000 acres 
more of land in Carolina afores*^. Residue of y^ S'^. 48000 acres 
w*"^. all & Singular y^ Eights members & Appurtenances to y^ S^. 
Barony or District of land and other y^ Lands afores'^. or any of 
them belonging or in any wise Appertaining Except & all ways 
reserved out of these p'".sents All Mines & Meneralls and Quarries 
of Gems & p^'cious Stones To have and to hold all & Sler y^ 
S'^. p'"misses w*'^. their & Every of their Eights Members & ap- 
purtenances (Except as before Excepted) unto y*^ S^. James 
Colleton his heirs & assigns for Ever. To the only use 
and behoof of y^ S'^. James Colleton his heirs & assigns for 
ever Yielding & rendring yearly & every year on y^ twenty ninth 
day of September unto us our heirs & Successors Lords Prop'"^ of 
y^ S^. Province for y« S'^. parcell or District of Land containing 
twelve thousand acres and now Called the Barrony of Wattboo y^ 
Eent or Sum of Six Pounds of Lawfull Money of England being 
after y^ Eate of one Shilling for every hundred acres of y^ S'^. 
twelve thousand acres, And yielding and Eendring to us our 
heirs & Successors one Shilling of like Money for every hundred 
Acres Eesidue of the S'^. 48000 acres w'^'^. Shall hereafter be taken 
up by y^ S'*. James Colleton his heirs and assigns to be paid 
Yearly and ev^ry year on y^ 29*''. day of September after y^ Same 
Shall be taken up In lieu & full Satisfaction of all rents Eeserved 
by y^ S^. fformer Letters Pattents, for all or any of y^ S^. forty 
Eight thousand Acres And we y'^ S^. Palatine and Lords Prop""®, 
for us our heirs & Successors Doe hereby Eemise Eelease & for 
ever quitt Claim unto y^ S^. James Colleton his heirs & Assigns 
all Eents by y^ S^. fformer letters Patents Eeserved or Payable 
for or in Eespect of all or any of y^. P^misses Other then the Eent 
of one Shilling hereby reserved for every hundred acres of y^ S'^. 
Lands already taken up or to be hereafter taken up Provided y'. 
he y^ S'^. James Colleton his heirs or assigns Doe & Shall on or 
before y^ ffirst day Jan'^y : w^^. Shall be in the year of our Lord 
1705 Make & Execute to and for our use & uses a Sufficient & 
Lawfull deed of Covenants to our Trustees att Carolina for 
Granting of Lands According to our fform of Deed in our S'^. 
Province in Such Case Peculiarly for our Landgraves and in 



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Especiall maner provided for y«^ true and Just Payment of y^ 
S*^. yearly Kent herein Mentioned and Reserved according to y^ 
true intent & Meaning of these p^sents unto us y^ S*^. Palatine 
and Lords Prop''^ our heires & Successors otherwise these P'sents 
to be void and of None effect any thing herein before Contained 
to y^ Contrary in any wise Notwithstanding — 

Given under our hands and y*^ Great Seal of our Province this 
ffirst day of January One thousand Seven hundred and three. 
Granville Palatine. Craven Granville for Lord Carterett — M: 
Ashley J Colleton 

Recorded y^ 10'^ ffeb-^y. 1704 

^ Jn°. Barnwell D: S: 
By my Lords Palatine and Lords 
Prop''^: special Comands 
Ja: GriiRths 

The Rt. Hon^ie — John Lord Granville Palatine and y^ Rest 
of y^ true & absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province of Caro- 
lina. 

To the Hon'^^e — S"". Nathaniel Johnson Kn*. Governour 
James Moore Nicholas Trott and Job Howes Esq", our 
trustees for Granting of lands in our Province of Caro- 
lina 

Whereas Avee y'' Palatine and Lords Prop''^ as a Mark of our 
favour & Indulgence toAvards y^ Hon'^i*^ — James Colleton one of 
y^ Landgraves of our S^. Province of Carolina By letters Pat- 
tents under y^ great Seal of our S'^. Province Bareing Date y« 
Day next before y'^ Day of y^ Date of these p^sents, Have 
thought IRtt to Reduce y^ Rent for forty Eight thousand acres of 
lands by former letters Pattents granted unto y« S*^. James Colle- 
ton in our said Province to one Shilling for every one hundred 
acres thereof We doe hereby therefore Direct & require you our 
S'*. trustees att y«^ Request Coste & Charges of y« S<^. James Col- 
leton his heirs & Assigns to Prepare a Deed of Covenants accord- 
ing to y<= form of Deed in our S^. Province in Such Case Pecu- 
liarly for our Landgraves & in Espetiall maner provided to be 
Executed by him j^ Said James Colleton his heirs & Assigns, for 
his and their true & Just Payment of y«= Yearly Rent of Six 
pounds to us or for our use for y^ Barony of Wattboo Containing 
twelve thousand acres being Such part of the Said forty Eight 
thousand acres as hath been taken up by the S^ : James Colleton 



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The Said Rent to be made payable on the 29''\ day of September 
Yearly And to Comence from y^ ffirst day of this Instant Jan- 
uary. And for y^ w'^'^. this Shall be Yor Sufficient warrant Given 
under our hands & Seals this Second day of Jan^^y — 1703/4 
Granville Palatine O 

Craven O Recorded y^ 10*^^. 

Granville for L^. Carterett O ffeb'-y. 1704 

M Ashly O ■ ^ Jn° Barnwell 

J Colleton O Dep^y. SeC-y— 

Wee y^ R*. Hon'^^^ — John Lord Granville Palatine and y^ rest of 
y^ true & absolute Lords prop''^. of Carolina in America doe 
hereby Acknowledge to have had & receaved of y^ hon"^'*^ — James 
Colleton one of y^ Landgraves of y^ S*^. province by y^ hands of 
Richard Bate Esq"", the Sum of one hundred pounds of Lawfull 
Mony of England as a fine & Consideration for reduceing y« 
Rent for forty Eight thousand acres of lands Granted unto him in 
our Said province of Carolina to One Shilling for every hundred 
acres thereof, and also y'= ffurther Sum of one hundred pounds 
of like money in full Satisfaction & discharge of all Rents & 
arrears of rents Incurred & grown due unto us from y^ S'^. James 
Colleton from y^ ffirst day of January 1696. to y^ ffirst day of this 
Instant January And wee doe hereb}' for our Selves our heirs & 
Successors Acquitt Release & discharge the S'^. James Colleton his 
heirs Executors Adm''^ & assigns and every of them of & 
from the Severall Sums of one hundred pounds and One hundred 
pounds and every part thereof and of and from all arrearages of 
Rent as afores'^. And we y^ S^. Palatine & Lords prop''^. for our 
Selves our heirs & Successors doe hereby promiss & Engage, that 
if any Sum or Sums of Money have been paid Or Shall be paid by 
any Agent of y^ S'^. James Colleton in Carolina to our Receiver 
there, or to our use for y^ Rent due between y^ days above men- 
tioned y^ Same Money Shall be repaid to y^ S*^. James Colleton 
his Executors or Adm". or to his or their Agent or Order under 
his or their hand & Seal Given under our hands & Seals y^ Sec- 
ond day of Jan'^y. one thousand Seven hundred & three 

Granville Palatine O 
Recorded y^ IQth. ffeb--y. 1704/ Craven O 

Granville for L^. Carterett O 
^ Jno Barnwell D : S : M Ashley ( Seal ) 

P Colleton (Seal) 



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By my Lords Palatine & Lords 
Prop": Special Comands 

Ja: Griffiths 

The Rt. Hon'^ie — John Lord Granville Palatine And 
y^ Rest of y^ true & absolute Lord Prop", of the 
Province of Carolina 
To the Hon*'''' — James Moore Esq"". Receiver Gen^'all 
of our Said Province or to our Receiver for y^ 
time being. 

Whereas the Hon''''' — James Colleton one of y^ Landgraves 
of our S<^. Province hath made us full Satisfaction & paym', of all 
Rents And Arrearages of Rent Incurred & Grown due from y^ 
ffirst day of Jan-'y. 169G to y«= ffirst day of this Instant Jan'"y. ffor 
all his lands & Estate in Carolina Wee doe therefore hereby Com- 
and order and Direct you our Receiver Generall of our Rents in 
our S*^. Province to Repay to y^ Said James Colleton his Exec" — 
or Adm" — or to his or their Agent or Order All Such Moneys 
as y^ Agent of y'' S'^. James Colleton hath already paid or Shall 
hereafter pay for Rent of y^ S'^. Lands belonging to y^ Said 
James Colleton in Carolina Incurred & grown due between y^ 
ffirst day of Jan'^y. one thousand Six hundred Ninety Six and y^ 
ffirst of this Instant Jan'^ as aforesaid Given under our hands 
and Seals this Second day of Jan'^y. One thousand Seven hundred 
& three 

Granville Palatine (Seal) 
Recorded this 10"^. ffeb'-y. 1704/ Craven (Seal) 

^ Jn° Barnwell D: S: Granville for Lord Carterett (Seal) 

M Ashley (Seal) 
J Colleton (Seal) 
By my Lords Palatine & 
Lords Prop""® special Comands 
Ja : Griffiths 

George Boyle Attorney to Landgrave John Colleton now of 
the Island of Barbados Esq'' : Doe hereby Confess to have received 
of John Ashby Esq"": Receiver Generall to the true & Absolute 
Lords & Proprietors of the Province of Carolina the full Sume 
of one Hundred & Twenty pounds Current Moneys of this 
Province pursuant to the within order being soe much Money 
paid James Moore Esq'^ : Late Receiver General to y^'"^ Lordships 



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for the rent of Wattboo Barrony between the Years 1696 and 
1703, I say reeed on behalfe of the said Landgrave Colleton this 
Twentieth Day of November 1707/ Geo : Boyle 

Recor'd in y^ Secreta'^y; office 
Wittness January the 20: 1707/8 ^ ^ 

John Barnwell, 

Before me Peter Jacob Gerard Esq"": Appeared M"". John 
Barnwell y^ Subscribing evidence who on his oath Doth Declare 
that he did See & was P^'sonally p''sent & Saw the above named 
George Boyle Signe & as his act & Deed deliver the above Said 
receipt for the use therein mentioned 

Taken & Sworne before me this 20*^ day of January 1707/8 

Peter J Guerard 

The E,*^: Hon"e — William Lord Craven one of the 
true and Absolute Lords Proprietors of thje 
Province of Carolina. 
To Edward Willmott Esq--. 

Whereas It is xlppointed by the Lords Prop", of Carolina 
in their ffundamental Constitutions and Rules of Government 
that each of the Lords Prop'^ Shall name a Deputy to be his 
representative in the Generall Assembly and Councill of Caro- 
lina, I out of the trust and Confidence I have in the Prudence 
Wisdom and Loyallty of you the Said Edward Willmott Doe 
hereby Constitute & appoint you y^ S^. Edward Willmott to be 
my Deputy Dureing my pleasure in that part of our Province of 
Carolina that lyes South & west of Cape ffear with full power to 
act & Exercise all Such powers and Authorities as to a Lords 
Proprs — Deputy Doe belong And I hereby make void all former 
Comissions for the S*^. Deputiship Given under my hand and 
Seale this thirtyeth day of August 1701 

By his Lordships Commands Craven (Seal) 

James Griffiths 

Read in Council & Recorded y^ 22^ : of March 1704 

^ Jno Barnwell Dep^y— SeC-y— 

Gentlemen/ 

Wee herewith transmitt to you both Yo^ acts Ratified and 
Confirmed by us, But wee Require that you act thereon in all 
things with that Due Care and Moderation as that noe grounds 
may be had for Complaints against you. 

For your prudent management in obtaining the act for the 
ffortifying of Charlestown together with y« progress you have 



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made in y^ ffortifications (a Rough Draught whereof Cap'. Cole 
has laid before us) we Hetiirne you our thanks, and shall by 
our next Letters Send y". an account of what Ship and Stores 
wee Shall have Obtained of her Majestie for you. 
Wee are likewise much Satisfied with the wase Conduct and 
Courage of Coll Moore in his late Expeditions, the Success of 
Whose Arms has Gained a Reputation to our Province, And we 
Return our thanks to So brave a Patriot; And wee desire that 
he prepare and Send us Such Instructions Relateing to the Pub- 
lick offices as mention'd in his Letter of y^ 12'^. of Aprill 1704 
And transmitt the Same to us to be returned to you under our 
hands and Scales. 

The number of Cassaques Patents that you Cancelld was 
Right, for they were but Eight, But there were Six Landgraves 
Patents whereof Madam Blake haveing delivered up but five 
(Maj"". Daniells Patent Included) She is Answerable for y^ Sixth 
Landgraves Patent and you are to Demand the Same of her. 
Wee Shall be Glad to hear ffrom you By all Such due Con- 
veniences as Shall offer, In the mean time wee Rest 

Gentlemen 

Yo'". very Affectionate ffriends 
ffrom our Board att S^ James's Granville Palatine 

25th. Oct. 1704./ Craven 

ffor The Hon^e— gr, Nathaniel 1 Granville for L^. Carterett 
Johnson Kn*. Govern'', and to our I J Colleton 

Councill att Carolina — J 

Read in Councill & Recorded y« 22^. March 1704 
^ Jn^: Barnwell Dept^: Sec-'y. 

His Excellency John Lord Granville one of the Lords of her 
Majties; most Hon"e: Privy Councill Palatine The Right Honf^'e: 
William Lord Craven The Right Hon^i^. John Lord Carteret 
The Hon^ie ; Maurice Ashley Esq'' : S^^ : John Colleton Barr' : John 
Archdale Esq': and the Rest of the true and absolute Lords 
Prop''^: of the province of Carolina. 
To Nicholas Trott Esq'' : 

Wee Reposeing Especiall Trust & Confidence in the Ability 
Care prudence & fidelity of You the s*^. Nicholas Trott Have 
ordained Constituted & appointed & by these presents Do ordaine 
Constitute & appoint you the said Nicholas Trott By the name 
& Stile of Cheife Justice or Judge of that Part of our Province 



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of Carolina that Lies South & West of Cape Feare To haA'e Hold 
& Determine all Pleas as well Civill as Criminall & those Relat- 
ing to the Publick Eevennes And all other Pleas Whatsoever 
Ariseing & happening within the s'^: part of our Province of 
Carolina Giveing & hereby granting unto you the s^: Nicholas 
Trott full i^ower & Authority to Do Perform & execute all acts 
Matters & things whatsoever within the said Part of our 
province which to the office of a Cheife Justice Doth in any wise 
belong or appertaine & in as Large & Ample Manner to all In- 
tents and purposes as any Justice or Baron of any of the Courts 
of Westminster or any of the English Plantations in America or 
any Justices of Assizes or Commissioners of 0,yer & Terminer & 
Goale Delivery in the Kingdom of England or in America May 
or Ought to performe & Execute To Have and to hold the s^: 
office of Cheife Justice in the s'^. part of our province of Carolina 
together w*'^ : all ffees perquisites Privileges Liberties Immunities 
and Casualties belonging to the s,'^: office untill wee the s^^: 
Grantees of this Commission Shall upon a full hereing of You 
the Nicholas Trott or some other person Commissioned by You 
Adjudged You worthy to be Deprived of this office for any Mis- 
demeanour or Un justice by You Committed & no Longer Granted 
and wee doe hereby require & Command all our officers and all 
other persons whatsoever in any wise Concerned to take notice 
of this answere the Contrary att their perill And Wee Doe 
hereby Revoake & make Null all former Commissions Granted 
for the s<^ : Office Given at S' : James's under our hands and the 
great Scale of our Province this Eight Day of March 1706/7 
Granville Palatine 
Craven . . . 
Granville for Lord Carterett 
J Colleton 
By Command of his 
Excellency the Lord 
Palatine & Lords proprietors James Griffiths 
Landgrave of port Royale SeC^", 

His Excellency John Lord Granville One of the Lords of Her 
Majesties Most Hon"^: Privy Councill Palatine The Right 
Honbie; AYilliam liord Craven The Right Hon^^: John Lord 
Carteret The Hon^ie: Maurice Ashley Esq"": S^: John Colleton. 






Recorded the 


o 


12th . Day of July 





1707 


o 






Per George Evans 




Deputy Secfy,, 



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Bar' : John Archdale Esq"" : and the Rest of The True & Absolute 
Lords Proprietors of Carolina 
To Nicholas Trott Esq'" : 

Wee being well assured of the wisdome Prudence Integrity 
and Ability of You the said Nicholas Trott Have thought fitt 
and Do by these Presents Dureing our Pleasure Constitute & Ap- 
point You the said Nicholas Trott Secretary & Register of that 
Part of our Province of Carolina that is Scituate South & West 
of Cape ffare hereby Authorizing you & Giveing you full power 
to be p''sent at all Meetings of the Palatines Court & Grand Coun- 
cill And also to Take & Keep an Exact Register of all their acts 
& orders and also to Receive from the Surveyor Generall all 
Certificates of Lands by him Laid out & Surveyed according to 
the warrants Issued by the person or persons we have Impowered 
or hereafter Shall Impower to grant Such warrants, and to 
prepare Such Lease or Leases Conveyance & asurances of Land 
As by our Instructions is or hereafter shall be Directed w'^'^ : being 
Signed & Sealed by Such persons we have or hereafter Shall 
Commissionate So to Doe You Shall Carefully Inrolle the same 
& do & performe all other acts & things as heretofore have been 
Usually Done or Ought to have been Done by any former Secre- 
tary & Register in that Part of our Province aforesaid with full 
power Licence & Authority to Take & receive Such Salleries fees 
and perquisites as to the s^ : Offices belong Given at S* : Jameses 
Under our hands & the great Seal of o"" : province this Eight day 
of March 1706/7 
Granvill Palatine O Recor'd the 14'^ : of July 1707/ 

Craven O 
Granville for Lord Carterett O ^ George Evans. 

J Colleton O =Depty„ Secretly,, 

By Command of his Excellency the Lord Palatine & Lord pro- 
priety" James Griffiths Landgrave of port Royall Secref^^ : 

S'' Nathaniel Johnson & Gentlemen. 

Wee Do heartily Congi'atulate with You on 
Your Great & Happy Success against The ffrench & Spaniards 
& for your Eminent Courage & Conduck in the Denfence & Pre- 
servation of our province And the Defeat of the Enemy Wee 
Return you our thanks and assure You That wee Shall always 
Retaine a Just Sence of your Merit And will take all Oppertu- 
nities to Reward Your Signall Services. 



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Wee Cannot forbear to Express our Satisfaction at Your Pious 
Purposes & Earnest Care in Promoting the Publick Worship of 
God Which Indeed is y^ Surest way to Obtaine the Ahnighty's 
Protection & Blessing on our Country C : Ratification of the Act 
of Eepeale Wee herewith Transmitt to you and hope by the Next 
Oppertunity Wee shall be able to Send you o'' : Ratification of the 
Church act 

As to the Request of the Gentlemen of the ffrench Church Wee 
Grant the Same to them And wee Desire You To See y* the 
Donna dieu be given them for the Purposes they Desired the same. 
Wee are Very Sorrey for the Loss of Corll : Moore M"" : Hows & 
Other Worthy Persons of our province by the Late Distemper 
which wee hope is now wholly abated & herewith Enclosed wee 
Transmitt to you our Commissions for the Respective offices that 
became Vacant And wee Leave it to you to settle & take the 
Security for us from the Receiver Generall as You shall think 
fitt 

Wee have so many Complaints made to Us from North Carolina 
agst. Corll : Cary Avho haveing Neglected to Transmitt to Us any 
Copyes of the Public Journales. & Acts of Assembly or any of the 
Least Account of the State and Condition of our Province & of 
our Revenues there Wee have therefore thought fitt to Remove 
him from the place of Deputy Governour And thereupon have 
Directed our President & Councill there To act till Such time as 
wee shall send over a fitt person to be as Deputy Govern^: of 
that Part of our province In the absence of S"" : Nathaniell John- 
son 

The Purpose of the Instrument wee sent over by M"": Warr 
Since Deceas'd Superscribd Not to be opened till the Decease of 
S'': Nathaniell Johnson, being now Ceas'd Wee Direct you to 
Chancell the Same 

Wee hope you have already Secured Corll : Moores Effects Soe 
yt they may be Liable to y^ payment of what appears to be Due 
to Us. 

AVee Desire You to Consider of the best Expedient for the 
Securing the payment of our Quitt Rents & other Revenues of 
our Province for the ffuture as also of the Easiest & best Method 
for Collecting them and accordingly to precure Us an Act of 
Assembly for the Same Wee are in Duely Expectation of hear- 
ing from you & mean time heartily Wish you all health Safety 
& Happiness Wee are. 



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S* James's 8*^. March 1706/7. Gentlemen— 

Eecorded July 17"^ : 1707 Your most Affectionate 

^George Evans./ Dep^ Secrefy, friends 

Granvill Palatine 
Craven 
Granvill for Lord Carterett 
J Colleton 

His Excellency John Lord Granvill One of the Lords of Her 
Majesties most Hon'^'^: Privy Councill Palatine The Right 
Hon'^i'^ : William Lord Craven The Right Hon^ie ; John Lord Car- 
teret The Hon^ie : Maurice Ashley Esq'' : S^^ : John Colleton Barr* : 
John Archdale Esq'': and the Rest of the true and absolute 
Lords Proprietors of Carolina 
To George Evans Esq"" : 

Wee The said Palatine and Lords Proprietors of the Province 
afores'i: Being well assured of the Care prudence and ability of 
you the said Geo : Evans Have made Constituted and Appointed 
And by these presents Doe make Constitute & appoint You the 
s*^: George Evans to be (During our pleasure) Attorney Generall 
of that part of o'' : province of Carolina That Lies South & West 
of Cape Fear therein to act Plead Lnplead Sue & prosecute all 
& every person & Persons whatsoever for all Debts fines amer- 
ciaments forfeitures Escheates Claimes and Demands whatsoever 
which now is may or Shall be due and in AiTeare to us upon 
any account wdiatsoever wdiither Rents Revenues or otherwise 
howsoever And to Prosecute all Matters Criminall as well as 
Civill Giving & hereby granting Unto you full power and author- 
ity in the premises therein to Deale Doe Execute & performe in 
as Large and Ample Manner to all Intents & purposes as to the 
said Office of Attorney Generall Doth in any way Appertaine & 
belong To have hold & Enjoy the said office of Attorney Generall 
of the said part of our province of Carolina and all Liberties 
Priviledges perquisites Sallery fees & profits Wliatsoever there- 
unto Insident or belonging And wee Doe hereby make Null & 
Void all former Commissions Granted for the said office of 
Attorney Generall 

Given at S^ : James's Under our Hands & the Great Scale 
of our Province of Carolina this Eight day of March 1706/7. 
Granvill Palatine O 

Craven O Recorded July 18th : 1707/ 



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Granville for Lord Carterett O 

J"'^: Colleton. O ^ George Evans Dep^y. Reg' : 

By Command of his Excellency the 
Lord Palatine and Lords proprietors 
James Griffiths Landgrave of Port 
Royale SeCy.— 

His Excellency John Lord Granville One of the Lords of her 
Majt'e^: most Honourable Privy Councill Palatine The Right 
Hon^'e: William Lord Craven The Right Hon^'^: John Lord 
Carteret The Hon^'e; Maurice Ashley Esq"": S^: John Colleton 
Barr* : John Archdale Esq'' : And the Rest of the true and abso- 
lute Lords proprieto" : of the Province of Carolina 
To John Ashbey Esq"": 

To all to whom These Presents shall Come Greeting Know Ye 
That Wee Doe hereby During our pleasure Appoint Constitute 
Authorize & Im^Dower You the s^: John Ashbey To be Recev'r 
Generall of That part of our Province of Carolina That Lies 
South and West of Cape Fear And also to be on our behalf e & to 
our Use Receiver of all our Monies & Dues w^soever & of all our 
Rents in that part of our province afores'^: with full power & 
Authority in our Names to ask Demand Sue for Levy Require 
Recover Distraine for & Receive the s*^ : Rents and Dues and to 
give acquittances & other Discharges for us & in our Names 
for such Summs as you shall Receive by Vertue of these p^'sents 
and to Doe and act all other thing & things whatsoever That 
wee our Selves might Legally Doe in order to the Recovery of the 
s<^: Rents & Dues as well in Arreare or that shall become Due 
before our Repealing or Vacating this present Commission by 
Some Writing Under the hand of the Palatine and Two or three 
more of the Lords Proprietors and the Great Seale of our 
Province Published & Recorded in the Secretaries Office in our 
Said Province And for what Rents & Dues You shall Receive 
You are to be Accountable to us & Dispose of the same as you 
Shall be Directed by us And wee Doe hereby Make Null & Void 
all former Commissions Granted for the s^: office Given at S*: 
James's Under our hands and the Great Seale of our Province 
this Eight Day of March 1706/7. 
Granvill Palatine O Recorded the 21^' : of July 1706/7. 

Craven O 

Granvill for Lord Carterett O ^ George Evans,. Dep'y Secret^'y 

J Colleton O 



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By his Excellency's The Lord Palatine 
and Lords Proprietors Command James 
Griffiths Landgrave of Port Royale 
Secretary 

His Excellency John Lord Granville Palatine The Right Hon- 
ourable William Lord Craven The Right Hon"^'^: John Lord 
Carteret The Hon^ie; Maurice Ashley Esq'-; S"": John Colleton 
Barron*: John Archdale Esq"": And the Rest of the true & abso- 
lute Lords Proprietors of Carolina To all to whom it may Con- 
cerne Send Greeting Whereas The Following Act Entituled An 
Act to Repeal the Severall Acts within mentioned was Read 
three times & Ratified & past in the open Assembly at South 
Carolina the Thirtieth Day of November One Thousand Seaven 
Hundred & Six and Signed and Sealed By the Hon''^^: S"": 
Nathaniele Johnson Kn*: as Govern'': Tho: Broughton Nicholas 
Trott & Henry Noble Esq''^ : as our Deputies Viz* : Be it Enacted 
by his Excellency John Lord Granvill Palatine and the Rest of 
the true & absolute Lord proprietors of This province By and 
with the Advice and Consent of y« Rest of the Members of the 
Generall Assembly now mett at Charles Towne for the Southwest 
part of this province And by the Authority of the same That one 
Act of Assembly of this province Entituled An Act for the more 
Effectuall Preservation of the Goverm*: of this province By Re- 
quiring All Persons That Shall hereafter be Chosen Members of 
the Commons house of Assembly & Sitt in the same To take the 
oaths and Subscribe the Declaration appointed by this Act to 
Conforme to the Religious worship in this province according to 
the Church of England And to Receive the Sacrament of the 
Lords Supper according to the Rights & Usage of y^ said 
Church Ratified in oppen Assembly the Six Day of may Anno 
Domn 1704 And one other Act of Assembly of this province 
Entituled an Act to Settle a Maintenance on a Minister of the 
Church of England in Charles Towne Ratified in open Assembly 
the Eight day of October one Thousand Six Hundred Ninety 
Eight And one other act of assembly of this province Entituled 
An Act for the Establishment of Religious worship in this 
province according to the Church of England & for the Erecting 
of Churches for the Publick worship of God and also for the 
Maintenance of Ministers & the building Convenient Houses for 
them Ratified in open assembly the fourth day of November One 



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Thousand Seaven Hundred & four And one other act of Assem- 
bly of this province Entituled an Additional Act to an act 
Entituled an act for the Publick Worship of God and also for 
the Maintenance of Ministers & the Building Convenient houses 
for ther Katified in open assembly the the Seaventeenth of ffebru- 
ary 170-i/5 and also one other act of Assembly of this province 
Entituled an Act to Erect y^ ffrench Settlement on Santee into a 
parish Ratified in oj^en assembly the Ninth Day of April Anno 
Domi one Thousand Seaven Hundred & six From Henceforth be 
Repealed And it is hereby Enacted And Declared That all & Sin- 
gular the said acts of assembly above Mentioned and Every 
Branch Claues & Article or Sentence Contained in the Same Be 
from henceforth Repealed annulled Revoked & for ever made 
Void any thing in the said Acts to the Contrary in any wise 
whatsoever notwithstanding Wee the said palatine and Lord 
proprietors aforesaid Doe hereby finally Enact & Declare That 
all & Singidar the said acts of assembly The one Entituled as 
afores^: An Act for the More Effectuall preservation of the Gov- 
ernment of this province By requireing All persons that shall 
hereafter be Chosen Members of the Common House of assembly 
& sitt in y*^ Same to take the Oaths & Subscribe the Declaration 
appointed by this act & to Conforme to the Religious Worship 
in this province according to the Church of England And to 
Receive the Sacrement of the Lords Supper according to the 
Rites & usage of the said Church Ratified in open assembly the 
Six Day of May 1704 And one other Act Entituled an Act to 
Settle a Maintenance on a Minister of the Church of England in 
Charles Towne Ratified in open assembly the Eight day of Octo- 
ber 1698 and one other act Entituled an act for the Establish- 
ment of Religious worship in this province According to the 
Church of England and for the Erecting of Churches for the 
publick Worship of God & also for the Maintenance of Ministers 
& the building Convenient Houses for them Ratified in open 
Assembly The fourth day of November one Thousand Seaven 
Hundred & Four And one other Act Entituled An Additional Act 
to an Act Entituled An Act for the Establishment of Religious 
worship in this province According to the Church of England & 
for the Erecting of Churches for the Publick worship of God & 
also for the Maintenance of Ministers and the building Con- 
venient houses ffor them Ratified in open assembly the seven- 
teenth of ffebruary 1704/5 And also one other act of assembly 

13— H. c. 



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Entitiiled an Act to Erect the french Settlement on Santee into a 
Parish Eatified in open assembly the Ninth Day of April Anno 
Domi 1706 From henceforth be Repealed And it is hereby finally 
Enacted & Declared That all & every Clause, Article Matter & 
tiling whatsoever Contained in the same be from henceforth 
Re^Dealed Annulled Revoked & for ever made Void. And further 
Also Wee The s^: Palatine & Lords proprietors aforesaid Doe 
hereby approve of, Finally Enact Ratifie & Confirme this present 
act Entituled as aforesaid an act to Repeal the Severall Acts 
within Mentioned And the said act is hereby ffinally Enacted 
Ratified & Confirmed. Given at s*: James's Under our hands 
and the Great Scale of our Province this Seaven and Twentieth 
Day of ffebruary Anno Domi 1706/7. 

Granville Palatine O 

Craven — O Recorded July 22^ : 1707 

Granvill for the Lord Carteret O ^ George Evans 

M : Ashley O Dep^y,, Secref-y. 

J Colleton O 

Jo Archdalz O 

M: Ashley for Joseph Blake — O 

By Command of his Excellency The Lord Palatine and 
Lord proprietors James Griffiths Landgrave of Port 
Royale Secre'^^: 

His Excellency John Lord Gran\dll One of the Lords of her 
Majesties most Honourable Privy Councill Palatine The Right 
Honourable William Lord Craven The Right Honorable John 
Lord Carteret The Honorable Maurice Ashley Esq"-; S"" : John 
Colleton Barronet John Archdale Esq"^ : & the Rest of the true & 
Absolute Lord Proprietors of Carolina// 
To Thomas Broughton Esq'' : 

Wee The Palatine & Lords Proprietors of the province aforesaid 
Out of the Trust & Confidence Wee have in the Wisdome Pru- 
dence & Ability of You the said Thomas Broughton Do hereby 
Constitute Athorize & appoint You the said Thomas Broughton 
To be Surveyor Generall of That part of our province of Caro- 
lina That Lies South & West of Cape Fear And therein to Doe 
Execute & performe all things whatsoever which belong to the 
said Office of Surveyor Generall together with all perquisites & 
profitts to the said office Belonging./ Given at S^ : James's Under 
our hands & the Great Seale of our Said Province this Eight day 



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of March 1706/T. 

Granvile Palatine — O 

Craven O 

Granvill for Lord Palatine O 

J Colleton O 

By Command of his Excellency The Lord Palatine 
& Lords proprietors James Griffiths Landgrave of 
Port Royale 

Recorded July the 24^^ : 1707 

^ George Evans 
Depty: Secret-^y— 

John Lord Granville Palatine & the Rest of the Lords proprietors 
of Carolina — 

Instructions for Thomas Broughton Esq"" : Surveyor 
Generall of our Province of South Carolina// 
Wee Herewith Send you a Commission to be our Surveyor Gen- 
erall of y* part of our Province of Carolina as Lies South & West 
of Cape ffear And you are to Record the same together with 
these Instructions. 

Our Governor is to Cause to be Delivered to You all Such Pub- 
lick Papers Books Scheams Records & Instructions for Setting 
out Land That Used to be Kept by the Respective & Successive 
Surveyor Generall or their Deputies all which You are to take 
to Your Charge And the Rules therein Carefully to observe Wee 
Require That you give not Possession of Land by you or Yours 
Deputies Surveyed to any person nor to Suffer them to have a 
Piatt thereof or any Certificate of your Survey nor are you to 
make any Record thereof Untill they have first Signed the Coun- 
terpart of the Indenture for the Grant thereof But the Platts of 
the Land by You Surveyed & the Certificats are by Your Selfe to 
be Given to our Secretary for the Enabling him to make out the 
Grants And which Piatt & Certificates are by him to be Kept & 
not given to the party for whom the Land is Run out untill the 
party Concerned hath signed the Counterpart of the Conveyance 
according to the form by Us Directed in our Former Power or 
Rule for Granting of Land 

Having sometime Since as a Mark of our Favour Constituted 
m"": Griffiths Secretary at our Board a Landgrave of our Province 
You are to admeasure out his Barronies to him without Fee.// 
You are to make Due Entries & keep a true Record of all Lands 



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That you shall sett out You are as Soon as you Can Conveniently 

Gett it ready To Transmitt to us perticular Accounts or Map 

of The Lands Taken up in w*: Parish & w': County with the 

Number of Acres Quitt Rents & rents Reserv'd for Land Sold 

And so to Continue to Doe of all Lands hereafter Taken up & to 

Mention where houses are Built upon the Same Given at S': 

James's Under our hands & Seales this Eight Day of March 

1706/7 :.// 

By Command of his Excellency 

The Lord Palatine & Lords Granville Palatine O 

proprietors James Griffiths Craven O 

Landgrave of Port Eoyale Granville for Lord Carteret O 

Sec^y : J Colleton O 

Recorded in the office July the 24*^: 1707 

^ George Evans 
Depty. Secret-^y. 

John Lord Granville Palatine And the rest of the true and Abso- 
lute Lords proprietors of Carolina. 

Instructions for John Ashby Esq"", o'' Receiver Gen" : of South 
Carolina. 

Wee herewith Transmitt to You a Commission to be receiver 
Generall of that Part of our Province of Carolina That Lies 
South & West of Cape ffeare To Receive to our Use all Dues & 
rents fines & fforfeitures That of Right belonging to us which 
Commission & also these Instructions You are to gett registered 
in the Secretaries Office in our S^ : province 

You are to Infomie Yo'^Selfe by all Means You Can w' fines 
have been Sett upon any Person for Misdemeanours in any of our 
Courts & to receive the same to our Use & in Case of Deniall of 
payment To Use all Lawfull means for the recovery of the Same. 

You are to take into yo'^ possession one share of Wrecks am- 
bergrease & all Such other things as of Right belongs to us. 
You are to use all possible Diligence to Informe Yo"" :Selfe of 
all Lands that have been Granted to any person Whatsoever in 
that part of our province in which j^ou are to observe those par- 
ticular Viz* How much Land each person does possess in w* par- 
ish & in w* : County By w* Rent whether by Twelve pence ^ 100 
Acres or penny ^ acre what any p''son is in Arrears & if abov^e 
Twelve Months To order our Attorney Generall to Summon 
them & on Failure of Complyance to proceed to prosecute them 
for the Recovery of the Same 



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All which You are Regularly to fforme into a Regular Rent 
Roll & Regularly to Enter into Yo"^ Roll book and in Like Man- 
ner all Lands that shall hereafter be Granted & to Transmitt a 
Coppy thereof to us Once every Year 

You are out of our Monies dues & rents You Shall Receive as 
aforesaid To pay to y*^ respective Officers for the time being & 
hereunder Mentiond their Respective Yearly Salleries w'i»:out 
any pretence whatsoever by even quarterly payments Beginning 
from the time of their Entrance upon their Respective Offices 
Viz. 

To the Govern'" : for the time being 200^ 

To the Cheife Justice for the time being 60£ 

To the Attorney Generall for the time being 40i 

To the Secretary at our Province for the time being 40^ 

And to Landgrave Griffiths Secretary of our Board so much as 

amounts to 40£ in England & in Like Manner for all Such 

Arrears as are due to him. 

The rest of what you receive You are to Dispose of as You 
shall from time to time be Directed by us. You are to yo-": Selfe 
after the rate of Tenn ^ Cent of all Monies Goods & Merchan- 
dizes of ours You shall Receive & Dispose of According to our 
order 

You are to Receive from the Execute": of Coll: Moore Late 
receiver Generall Deceased as also from all other p-'sons what- 
soever yt have reed any of o"" rents or Revenues all Such monies 
as are due to us. 

In Yo"^: acc^: you are to keep y« severall Articles of Purchas 
Money apart by themselves together w^^ : an Ace* : of the Date of 
the Month & in what Year the Land was Sold 
The Severall Articles of Monies recev'd for the rents of Lands 
You are likewise to keep Separate & Apart by them Selves in 
Yo"^ : Rent Roll & to Distinguish how much of the same was due 
at Midsummer 1705 & how much Monies was receiv'd as Due 
after that Midsumer only. And this you must distinguish in all 
Yo"": Accounts 

You are to Present Yo-" : Account to the Govern"^ & three of our 
Commissioners for Auditing y« Same on every three Months & 
oftner if required To be Examined & Approved of by them 
According to the forme prescribed in our Commission to the 
Govern"-: & Trustees of the Eighteenth of June 1702 And at such 
the Times of their passing Yo-" : Accounts The Money that shall 



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remaine due to us You are to produce at the board before them 
And the said Money we doe Direct shall be put up in Baggs & 
Tyed up & Sealed under the Respective Commissioners Seals And 
that the said Moneys So Sealed up in baggs Be in the p^'sents of 
o'" said Commissioners put up in a Strong Chest for that Use par- 
ticularly to be provided yv^^ : Six Different Locks to y« Same & 
but of one Key to each Lock which Six keys are to be kept by 
Yc : Selfe & the rest of the Commissioners Viz^ One key only by 
each p'son That thereby our said Moneys may be Immediatly 
ready to Answere all Such orders as we shall Give about the 
Same or Bills that wee may Draw thereon. 

You are always to Transmitt Yo"" : Accounts to us So approved 
by our Commissioners by the next Respective Shipps w*^*' : an 
Account also of our Cash in Bank In all the Foregoeing Matters 
& whatsoever is of Consequence You are to take the Direction & 
Advice of the Govern"^ : & three of the said Commissioners & in 
the absence or Death of the said Govern^ : of four of the said 
Commissioners Given at S* : James's Under our hands & Scales 
this Eight day of March 1706/7. 

Granville Palatine (Seals) 

Craven (Seal) 

Granville for Lord Carteret (Seal) 

J Colleton. (Seal) 

By his Excellency's the Lord Palatine & 
Rest of the Lords proprietors Command 
James Griffiths Landgrave of port Roy'^ : 

Sec^y. 
Recorded Octob-- : 27*^ 1707 
^■"i me 

Geo : Evans 
Depty. Sect. 

His Excellency John Lord Granville Palatine the R*: Hon'''«: 
William Lord Craven the R*: Hon^'^. John Lord Carteret the 
Hon'^''': Maurice Ashly Esq"". S'": John Colleton Barronet John 
Archdal Esq'': & the rest of the true and Absolute Lords Pro- 
priety of the Province of Carolina to our Govern'' : & Dep*'^^ : in 
our S'^: Province of Carolina & to all Wliome it may Concern 
Send Greeting Whereas the Hon'^'e: John Wick Esq"": now resi- 
dent from her Majestic of Great Brittain at Hambourg and Some 
time Since Secref^y of our S^. Province of Carolina was by Let- 



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ters patients under y« great Seal of our S^: Province beare- 
ing date the fourth day of March One Thousand Six hundred 
Ninety & Nine Created a Landgrave of our S'l; Province & by 
the S^: Letters Pattents forty Eight Thousand Acres of Land 
Ware granted to the S-^: John Wick & his heirs for Ever And 
Wliereas one Edward Willimot Lately Deceased in our S«^. 
Province Returning from Hambourg to England was by y^ : S'l : 
John Wick Eecomended to us to Succeed him in y^. S^: Office 
of Secretary of our S'^: Province to w'^'': Office y^ S^^: Edward 
Willimot at y^ request of the S'^: Wick was accordingly 
admitted And Whereas he y^ S'i. Edward Willimot haveing by 
Som Indii-ect means & wt^out y^ privaty of the S<^ : John Wick 
got into his hands the S'l. pattent granted to the S^ : John Wick 
for y<^: LandgTaveshipp & Lands aforesaid He the S'^ Edward 
Willimot in gi-eat abuse of the Kindness & Recomendation 
of him made unto us by the S^. John Wick Intending great 
wrong & prejudice to the S^ John Wick & to put a most Notorious 
Abuse & Imposition upon us the S'^. Pallatine & Lords Proprief^ 
most falsly & ffraudulently did Sugest & Pretend that the S*^ 
John Wick had Conseted & agreed to Surrender & deliver up his 
S*^ : pattent in order that a New Grant thereof might be obtained 
from us the S^^: Pallatine & Lords Propriet" unto the S<^: 
Edward Willimott for him & in his own proper name & Right & 
the S'^: Edward Willimot in prosecution of his S'^ Wicked 
designes did deliver & give up unto us y« : S'l : Pallatine & Lords 
Proprief^ y^ S'^: pattent granted as aforesaid to the S'^: John 
Wick & besought us to grant a new pattent to himself & in his 
own name & right in Lieu of y^ : S'l : Pattent of the S^^ : John 
Wick for the Landgraveshipp & Lands aforesaid then delivered & 
given up unto us by him the S*^ Edward Willimot as aforesaid 
Whereupon Wee haveing no Suspition or Mistrust of the Noto- 
rious fraud and Cozenage that was designed and Caried on by 
the S'*: Edward Willimot against the S'^ John Wick who was 
then & is Still Resident & in her Majesties Sarvice at Hambourg 
did order A Pattent to be granted according to y« prayer of the 
S'' Edward Willimot who Wee are informed did afterwards 
Cary y^ Same into our S<^. Province of Carolina and Whereas it 
doth most Manifestly appear unto us that the Said John Wick 
did never agree or consent to Surrender or deliver up his S'^: 
pattent for the Landgraveshipp & Lands aforesaid but that the 
Same was delivered up Unto us by the S'^: Edward Willimot 



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w*^out the privity or knowledge of the S"^ : John Wick merely to 
Cheat & deceive him the S'^ : John Wick out of his S^ : Patient 
and rights thereby granted which Cheating and fraiidiilant Pro- 
ceedins of the S*^: Edward Willimott are Contray to all Equity 
and Justice And Whereas the Said Pattent granted to the S'^: 
John Wick was never Legaly Surrendered unto us And the Same 
doth yet remaine Uncancelled and Intire under the great Seal of 
our Province as when it was first granted And Whereas the S*^ : 
John Wick upon detection of the most notorious Fraud of the S'^ : 
Edward Willimot dad pray to be Relived in the premisses against 
ye : S"^ : Edward Willimot And that he y^ : S^ : John Wick might 
be maintained in his Right and title to the Said Landgraveship 
and forty Eight Thousand acres of Land to him granted us afore- 
said Avhich wee Holding and adjudgeing to be Just & Equitable as 
allsoe that the Said Edward Willimot (Who is Since Dec^d:) 
Should be brought to Condigne Punishment for his S*^: Cheat 
Fraudulent practices & Impossition Wee therefore the S<^ : Palla- 
tine & Lords Propriet" afores'^: haveing Plxamined & taken the 
p^'mises into our Meture & Serious Consideration for Remedy 
thereof Doe Adjudge Order & Decree that the S<^: Patent 
Granted as aforesaid to the S'^: John Wick & his Heirs for A 
Landgraveshipp and forty Eight Thousand acres of Land in 
our Province of Carolina Be Good & Valid And that the Same is 
& doth remaine in full force & Virtue to all Intents & purposes 
Whatsoever according to the Tenour Thereof & that the S'^: 
John Wick & his Heirs Successively Shall and may have hold 
and Enjoy y'^ Name Stile title Dignity and Honour of one of the 
Landgraves of our S*^: Province of Carolina and all the p''he- 
minencies Rights & Previledges to the S'^: Honour belonging 
togeather w^^^ the S^: fourty Eight Thousand acres of Land 
according to the true intent & Meaning of the S*^. Leters Pattents 
Anny Act or thing done by the Said Edward Willimott or any 
other person or persons to the Contrary thereof in any wise Not- 
w'^'^standing & Wee doe hereby further adjudge & decree the S"^. 
Letters Pattents obtained by the Said Edward Willimot by 
Notorious fraud & Circumvention as aforesad to be Null & Void 
& of none Effect as if the Same had Never been Made ore 
Granted And Wee do Strictly Charg & requre our Govern"- & 
dep'y" : in our S'^ : Province of Carolina to ask demand & take the 
Sd. Letters Pattents Soe fraudulently Obtaned by the S<^ : Edward 
Willimot from Such person or ^sons as hath or have the Same 



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And the S*^: Letters Pattents at their Coimcil Board in our S^ 
Province to Cancill & destroy & allso to obliterate Strike out & 
Eraze all & Every Entry order & direction Whatsoever Made 
Registered Entrd or Written in any of the Records Books or 
Publick Entry es of our S*^. Province for upon or Concerning the 
S'^. Letters Pattents So fraudulently Obtained by the S'^ : Edward 
Willimot as aforesaid & all & every our Commissioners for y«: 
time being for Sale of our Land of our S'^. Province are hereby 
Injoynecl and required not to grant any of our S'^: Lands to any 
person or persons Whatsoever under Colour or pretence of any 
right or title Clamed or derived from or under the S'^ Edward 
Willimot by virtue of the S*^ : ^Letters pattents as af ores*^ : And 
our Govern'' & our Dept'*^ are to Cause this our order & decree to 
be Registered & Entered on the Records of our S** : Province & to 
See that the Same be fully & duely observed Given under our 
Hands & the great Seal of our said Province this first day of 
Sep* : One Thousand Seaven hundred & Seaven. 
Granville Palatine By his Excellency y« : L'^ 

Craven Pallatine & Lords Prop" 

Granville for L'^ Carteret Commands James Griffiths 

J Colleton Landgrave of Portroyall 

Secretary 

The Hon'^'^: S"": John Colleton Barr': one of the true & absolute 
Lords Propriet" : of Carolina 

To the Hon^ie; Thomas Broughton Esq"": 

Whereas it is appointed by the Lords Propriet'^'' of Carolina in 
their fundamentall Constitutions & rule of Government that Each 
of the Lords Propriet" Shall name a Dep*y : to be his representa- 
tive in the Gen" : Assembly & Councill of Carolina I out of the 
trust & Confidence I have in the Wisdom Prudence & Loyalty of 
you the S= Thomas Broughton Do hereby Constitute & appoint 
you the S'^= Thomas Broughton to be my Dep^y; dureing my 
Pleasure in that part of our S^. Province of Carolina as Lies 
South West of Cape Fear With full power to act & Exercize all 
Such Powers & Authorities as to a Lord Proprietors Dep^^: do 
belong and I hereby revoak & make Null & void all former Depu- 
tations by me granted for the S'l. Dep'^ship Given und"": my 
Hand & Seal this Twentieth day of October 1707 
By Command James Griffiths J Colleton (Seal) 

Landgrave of Portroyall Secrefy. 



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Whereas by the antient & fundamental Constitutions each of 
the the Lord Proprief^^: of Carolina has power in his Absence 
from thence to Commissionate & appoint his dep^^, in the respec- 
tive Governm^® : w^^ dn the S'^. Province Wherefore I John Arch- 
dale Esq'' : out of the assurance I have of the Integrity prudence 
& Loyallty of you Richard Berisford Esq"": do Constitute & 
appoint you the S^: Richard Berisford my Dep'^: in the Gov- 
ernm* : of South Carolina to Act for me & my person to represent 
as a Depty; in that Governm*. in all Cases whatsoever that Shall 
happen w*^in the S^ : Governm* : this power to Continue dureing^ 
pleasure Given under my Hand & Seal this 18'^ day of October 
1707 

Recorded in the Sect^'y^: Office Jo: Archdale 

the Second day of December 1708// 



TVliereas by y« : Antient & f undamentall Constitutions each of 
the Lords Propriet^^ : of Carolina has power in his absence from 
thence to Comissionate & appoint his Dep'^y; in the respective 
Governm*^ : w^^ :in the S*^ : Province AVheref ore I Nicholas Trott 
Esq"^ : out of the Assurance I have of the Integrity prudence & 
Loyallty of you Thomas Smith Esq"": one of y^: Landg"^^: of 
Carolina do Constitute & appoint you y*^: S^^: Thomas Smith 
Esq'': my dep^y in y^, Govemm*: of South Carolina to Act for 
me & my person to represent as a Depty. in that Governm* : in all 
Cases w^hatsoever that Shall hapen w*'^in the S*^: Governm*: this 
power to Continue dureing pleasure given under my Hand & 
Seal this Second day of October 1707 

Recorded in the Secret" : Office the Nicholas Trott 

Second day of December 1708 ^ 

Whereas by the Antient and fundamentall Constitutions Each 
of the Lords Propriet'^: of Carolina has power in his absence 
from thence to Impower & appoint his Dep'y; in the respective 
Governm*®: w'^^in the S'^: Province South Carolina "Wlierefore I 
Maurice Ashley Esq"": out of the assurance I have of the Integ- 
rity prudence & Loyalty of you Cap* : Geore Smith do Constitute 
& Appoint you the S^ : George Smith my deputy in the Gov- 
ernm*^ : of South Carolina to Act for me & my person to represent 
as a dep*y : in that Governm* : in all Cases Whatsoever that Shall 
happen w*^in the S^: Governm*: this power to Continue dureing 



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pleasure Given under my Hand & Seal this 30"' : day of Sep* : 
Anno: 1707/ 

Recorded in the Secref^y^ : Office M Ashley (Seal) 

the Second day of Decern'' 1708 

Whitehall May y« 7*'' 1707. 
My Lords 

Her Majesty having been graciously pleased by her Com- 
mission under y^ great Seal of England to Authorize and Con- 
stitute us, together w''' : m'" : Stepney, her Commissioners for pro- 
moting ye trade of this kingdom and for inspecting and improv- 
ing her Plantations in America and elsewhere wee have thought 
fitt to acquaint y''. Lordships that it is her Majesties Pleasure and 
Express Command y*. y^ Govern" : of all her foreign Plantations, 
do from time to time give unto us frequent & full information of 
y*^ State & Condition of their respective Goverments and Plan- 
tations as well w''' : regard to y^ Administration of y^ Goverm* : 
& Justice in those places as in relation to y^ Commerce thereof, 
And more particularly that y'= Said Governours transmit unto us 
Yearly Accounts of their Said Administration by way of Journal, 
Which y''. L'^iShip's will therefore please to Direct that Such 
acc*^: be Sent us accordingly in relation to her Majesties Pro- 
vince of Carolina. 

Particularly we desire to be informed wdiat number of inhab- 
itants there are within that whole Province Wliat of ffreemen, 
& what of Servants White & Black? 

To what degree are those Numbers increased or decreased within 
five years last past? 

What is ye whole number of y^ Militia of that Province? 
^¥h'a.t Commodities are Exported from y*. Province to England ? 
What trade is there Either by Exportation or importation 
with any other place? and from whence is that Province now 
furnish'd with Suppleys (particularly of any Manufactures) 
that is wont to be furnished withal from England? 
How and in what ^ticulars is y^ trade of that Province increased 
or decay'd of late years? & what hath been y^ reason of Such 
increase or decay? 

What are y^ p^'sent methods used to prevent Illegal trade and 
what further methods are thought adviseable for That purpose? 
What number of Ships or other Vessells are there belonging to y*. 
Province ; and w*^. number of Sea faring men. 



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Recorded in y^ Secret'^: Office 
this Day of Aprill 1709 

^ me 



What number & w*^. Sorte of those Vessells have been built there ? 
What manufactures are Settled in y'. Province of anj^ Sort what- 
soever 

To all which Enquiries wee also further desire may be added 
what ever else y^ Governour of Carolina may in his owne pru- 
dence think Conducive to their Majesties Service to the Interest 
of England and to y^ advantage of that particular Province. 
An Act having been past y^ Last Sessions of Parliament for a 
perfect and Entire Union of j^ two Kingdoms of England and 
Scotland, We Send y^ L«^ :Ships one of y^ Said Acts, That it may 
be published in y^ most Solemn manner in the Province of Caro- 
lina, And that y" : may take notice that Scotchmen are thereby 
to be looked upon for y^ future as Englishmen to all Intents & 
purposes whatsoever. We are 

My Lords 
Your Lordships 

most hum'^'s; Servants 
Stamford 
Darmouth 
Herbert 
Ph: Meadows 
J Pulteney 
R. Monckooy 

S"" — Nathaniell Johnson and Gentlemen 

The Great and Pious worke which y". have gone through w*'^: 
Unwearied and Stedcly Zeale, for y^ honour & Worship of 
almighty God, Wee have also finally perfected on our part; and 
our ratification of that act for y^ Errecting of y^ Churches, 
together av^'' : duplicates of All y^ dispatches Wee forwarded to 
You by Cap': fflavell, You will also herew'^'^: enclosed receive; 
and likewise Shall Send y": Our patent restoring John Wick 
Esq'" : to his Landgraveship in our Province, and we direct y" : to 
take up, and Cancell y^ Late m'' Willimots Patent and to Send 
y^ Same So Cancelled to us by y^ next Conveniency, The Said 
Willimots most notorious Cheat about m"": Wicks Patent being 
Manifestly Detected. 

We have received y^ enclosed letter from y^ Commission''* : of 
trade desireing an account of y^ State and Condition of our Pro- 
vince, which we desire y". to draw up with all Convenient Speed 
that we may lay y^ Same before them. And of which we do not 
doubt but y". will be able to give a Very good account Inclosed we 



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Send y". y^ act for an Union of y« two kingdoms of England & 
Scotland, that it may be published through Our Province of 
Carolina 

Wee have thought fitt in Case of y^ decease of S"". Nath^' : John- 
son (to whom wee wish long life & health) to provide for y^ 
good Governm* : of our Province, And herew"^ : transmitt to y". 
our order (that when y*. Case Should happen) To y": our Dep- 
uties to Choose a Govern'^ : of our Province out of y'^ : Owne 
number, And we assure y*. wee Shall not be wanting at any 
Oppertunities to giA'e all due marks of our favour to y" : Wee are 
S*. James's lO'^'i; Gentlemen 

Sep"^: 1707 Your most Aifectionate ffriends 

Postscripsit Granville ^ Palatine 

What monies Shall remaine Craven 

due to us (the Charges of y^ Granville for I/: Carteret 

Goverment deducted) wee de- J. Colleton 

sire y" : to Send us by Cap*. 
Cole ' 

Recorded in y^ Secref'y^ : 

Office this Day of Aprill 

1709 "^ me 

By His Excellenc}^ John Lord Granville Palatine and y^ rest 
of y^ true and absolute Lords Prop" : of The Province of Caro- 
lina. 

To Our Deputies for y^ time being att our Province of South 
Carolina. AVee the Palatine and Lords Proprief^ : of y^ province 
Aforesaid For y« due Care preservation and happy Government 
of our Said Province of Carolina Have thought fitt in Case of y^ 
decease of y^ Hon^'^: S'': Nathaniel Johnson Knight Governour 
or upon y^ decease of any future Govern'^ : of our Said Province 
And in Case there be no Commission at Carolina Under our 
hands and y^ great Scale of our Said Province Constituting and 
Authorizing a Person there to take upon him the Immediate 
Goverment of our Said Province That then and in Such case 
And we do hereby Authorize direct & Appoint Our Deputies for 
y^ time being at our Province aforesaid upon y^ decease of Such 
Governour aforesaid To meet w^^^ : all conven*: Speed, And at 
their board to proceed & make Choice of one of themselves to 
take upon him y^ Immediate Goverment of Our Said Province 
and Such person of our Said Deputies as shall so by y^ Majority 



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of Votes be Chosen Governour of our Said Province Wee do 
hereby direct to take upon him the Administration of y^ Gov- 
erment of our Said Province, Giving and hereby granting to 
Such Deputy Soe Chosen Governour as aforesaid full power 
and Authority to doe use Exercise and Enjoy all Such powers 
and Authorities And to doe Execute and Performe all Such things 
and things whatsoever As a Governour of our Said Province may 
Lawfully doe, Untill we y^ Said Palatine and Lords Prop^^^ : afore- 
said Shall by Letters Patents Under our hands and the Great 
Seale of our Said Province Either further Confirme and Estab- 
lish Such Deputy So Chosen Governour to be and continue Gov- 
ernour of our s*^ Province or Otherwise Constitute & appoint 
Some other ^Son Governour of our s^. Province of Carolina As 
to us Shall Seem meet. And Wee doe hereby revoke Repeal and 
make null and Void all former Orders Instructions and Rules 
whatsoever made or Appointed or Contained In Certaine In- 
structions to Philip Ludwell Late Governour of our Said 
Province Deceased Or made or appointed In the Time of his 
Goverment of our Province afores'^: Relateing to y^ Premisses 
abovesaid As if Such Clause Article Matter or thing in y<= Said 
Instructions had never been made. Given at S*^: James's Under 
our hands and Seals this Tenth day of July 1707 — 
To Our Deputies at y^ time being in our Province of Carolina 

By his Excellency y^ Lord (S) Granville |. Palatine 
Palatine And L'^^ Proprietors Craven (s) 

Commands James Griffiths (s) Granville for L^^: Carteret 
Landgrave of Port Royall J Colleton (S) 

SeCy/ Recorded in y^ Secref^^: Office 

this Day of Aprill 

^ me 

S"" — Nath'i : Johnson 

and Gentlemen 

AVee herew^^ : Enclosed Transmitt to y" : a letter directed To 
your Selves and the assembly which w^^^: our most hearty Com- 
mendations Wee desire You will lay y^ Same before them The 
which amongst other things Will acquaint you of the decease of 
the Lord Granville Our late Palatine, And that he is Succeeded 
in the Palatineship by his Excellency The Lord Craven 

Wee are in daily Expectation of Your Letters and Publick Acts 
forwarded to Lis by Cap*^: ffavell and wee Shall be ready to 



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Joyne w*'' : you in all Such good Laws as may be Consistent with 
Our honour and Perogatives And Conductive to y*^ wellfare of 
the Province And Generall good of 3^^ People. 

Wee have Considered y*^ Case of William Smith, Hatter Lying 
under Sentence of Death in our Province and on your represen- 
tation and intercession in his Behalfe And having Considered his 
Case Wee have resolved to give him his pardon Which wee Shall 
forward to y". by y^ first Oppertunity. 

The Reverend M'. Johnston avery worthy Divine of the Church 
of England having Sailed to You by Cap^ : Cole, Wee hope That 
According To my Lord Bishop of Londons recommendation You 
have chosen him y'. Minister for Charles Town And wee Desire 
you to Shew him all Favour and Respect upon all Occasions, 
And wee doubt not but our province will be Very happy in So 
good a Man Wee are 

Gentlemen 
Craven house Your most Affectionate Friends 

2d. March 1707/8 Craven, Palatine 

Beaufort G Carteret 
For my Son L*^ : Carteret 

Recorded in the J Colleton 

Secrefys . office 

this Day of Aprill 1709 
^ me 

S"" — -Xathaniel Johnson 
and Gentlemen 

Wee are Sorry this must bring y". y« Melancholy Account 
of y^ Decease of Our Bro"^. Propriet' : and Palatine the Lord 
Granville, who dyed on the third of December last And is Suc- 
ceeded in his Proprietorship by his Grace y^ Duke of Beaufort. 

You are to pass all y"". acts for y^ future in y'^ name of his 
Excellency William L^^: Craven Whom wee have Unanimously 
Chosen our Palatine And wee Earnestly recomend to you To 
provide all Such good Laws and Indulgences as may Tend to y^ 
Wellfare and Honour of our Province. The Encouragment of 
Strangers to Come and Settle with y": And y^ Liberties Peace 
and Prosperity of your Selves and Your Posterities And wee 



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Assure you That on our part Wee have no Other Aime Then To 
render You a Most Flourishing and Happy People Wee Rest 

Gentlemen 
Craven house Your most affectionate 

2d. March 1707/8 Friends 

To our Governour Deputies Craven Palatine 

and Assembly at Charles Beaufort G. Carteret 
Towne in S°. Carolina For my Son L*^. Carteret 

M : Ashley 
Recorded in y^ Secref^y^ Office J Colleton 

this Day of Aprill 1709 

P me 

T Hepworth 

D S 

Whitehall Aprill the 15*^ : 1708— 
S-— 

Sometime since, the Queen was pleased to refer to Us a Peti- 
tion relating to y^ trade to Africa, Upon which wee heard what 
the Royall African Company & y^ Seperate Traders had to offer 
& having otherwise informed our Selves in y^ best manner we 
could of y^ present State of that Trade, We laid y*' Same before 
her Majesty. The Consideration of y*^, trade came afterwards into 
the House of Commons, and a Copy of our report was laid 
before the House, but y^ Session being then too far Spent to 
Enter upon a Matter of So great Weight, and other buiseness 
intervening, no progress was made therein hower it being abso- 
lutely necessary that a Trade So beneficial to y^ Kingdom, 
Should be Carried on with the greatest Advantage, there is no 
Doubt, but y« Consideration thereof will Come early before y« 
Parliament at their next meeting and as y^ well Supplying of y^ 
Plantations & Colonies with Sufficient Numbers of Negroes at 
reasonable Prices, is in our oppinion, y^ Chief point to be con- 
sidered in Regard to y^ trade & as hitherto wee have not been 
able to know how they have been Supplyed by y*^ Company or 
by Separate Traders, otherwise than according to y^ respective 
Accounts given by them, which for y^ most part are founded 
upon Calculations made from their Exports, on one Side and 
y^ other, and do differ so very much that no Certaine Judgment 
can be made upon those Accounts. 
Wherefore that wee mav be able at the next meetina: of the Par- 



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liament. to lay before both houses when required, an exact & 
Authentick State of that trade, particularly in regard to the 
Severall Plantations & Colonies, We do hereby desire you, that 
upon y^ receipt hereof you do informe your Selfe from y^ proper 
Officers, or otherwise in y^ best manner y". Can, what numbers of 
Negroes have been Yearly imported directly from Africa into 
Carolina Since y^ 24^^^ of June 1698 to y*^ 25th. of Dggr. 1707 & 
at what rate ^ head they have been sold each year one with 
another, distinguishing y« number that have been imported on 
account of y*^ Royall African Company, and those which have 
been imported by Seperate Traders, as likewise y« rates at which 
such Negroes have been Sold by y^ Company and by Seperate 
traders Wee must recommend it to your Care, to be as exact & 
diligent herein as possibly you can, and w^^: the first Oppertu- 
nity, to transmitt to us such accounts as aforesaid, that they may 
arrive here in due time as also duplicate by y^ first Conveyance 

And that we may be y^ better able to make a true Judgment 
of y^ Present Settlement of that trade, we must further recom- 
mend it to you to Conferr w"^ : Some of y^ principall Planters & 
Inhabitants within your Government touching that matter & to 
let us know, how y^ Negroe trade was Carried on, and y^ Province 
of Carolina Supplied with Negroes, till y« year 1698. When that 
Trade was Laid open by x\ct of Parliament, how it has been Car- 
ried on and Negroes Supplied Since y*. time, or in what manner 
they think the Said Trade may best be managed for y^ Benefit 
of the Plantations. 

Wee further desire you will inform us What number of 
Ships if any, are employed from Carolina to y^ Coast of Africa 
in y^ Negroe Trade, and how many Separate Traders are Con- 
cerned therein. 

Lastly, Whatever accounts y" : Shall from time to time Send 
us, touching these matters of y^ Negro Trade, We desire that y^ 
Same may be distinct and not intermixed with other Matters, 
And for y^ time to Come, y". do transmitt to us y*^ like half 
yearly accounts of Negroes, by whom imported And at what 
rates Sold; the first of Such Subsequent Acc^^: to begin from 



14— H. c. 



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Christmass 1707. to which time those now demanded are to be 
given. So we bid you heartily farewell 

P S Your very Loving Friends 

Wee Expect y^ best account Stamford 

you can give us, with that Ex- Herbert 

pedition w'^**. the Shortness of Ph: Meadows 

time requires. J Pulkney 

R. Monckton 
Recorded in y^ Secrefy^ : 
Office this Day of 

Aprill 1709 

^ me 

T Hepworth 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Pallatine the most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort the R* Honor^'^^ : John Lord Carteret 
Maurice Ashly Esq"": — S"" — John Colleton Barronet John Dan- 
son Esq'' : and the rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors 
of Carolina To Henry Wigington Esq"^: send Greeting Wee 
being well Assured of the Wisdom Prudence & Integrety of you 
the Said Henry Wigington Have thought fit and doe by These 
presents During Our pleasure Constitute and appoint You the 
Said Henry Wigington Secretaiy of that part of Our Province 
of Carolina That is Scituated South & West of Cape Fear hereby 
Authorizing You and giveing You full Power to be present at all 
Meetings of the Palatines Court and Grand Councill and also to 
take and keep an Exact Register of all their Acts and Orders & 
also to Receive from the Surveyor Generall all Certificates of 
Lands by him laid out & Surveyed According to the Warrants 
Issued by the Person or Persons Wee have Impowered or Shall 
hereafter Impower to Grants Such Warrants And to j)repare 
Such Lease or Leases Conveyance and Assurances of Land as by 
Our Listructions is or hereafter Shall be Directed which being 
Signed and Sealed by Such Person or Persons we have or here- 
after Shall Commissionate So to doe You Shall carefully Inrole 
the Same and doe and performe all other Acts and things as 
heretofore have been usually done or ought to have been done by 
any former Secretary whatsoever in that part of our Province 
aforesaid with full Power Licence and Authority to take and 
receive Such Sallaries Fees and Perquisites as to the Said Office 
belono;; Given at Craven House under our hands and the Great 



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Seale of our 


Pr 


ovince this Eleventh Day of December one 


Thousand Seaven 


hundred & Eight X X 


Craven 




Palatine 


Beaufort 




( Locus ) Craven for the 


J: Colleton 




( Magni Sigilli ) Lord Carteret 


J Danson 




( Carolina? ) M: Ashley 

M : Ashly for 
Joseph Blake 
Recorded In the SeC-y* Office this 19'^: day 
of Aug^t : 1709/ 

^ me T Hepworth D SeC^ 



Instructions to Henry Wigington Esq^ Secretary of South 
Carolina. X X X X X 

You are to take into Your Custody All Those Records that 
have been used to be kept by our Secretarys And the Severall 
Instructions and Powers for Granting of Land together also with 
all our Commissioners Instructions and publick Letters that 
heretofore have or hereafter Shall be Sent by Us to Be Entered 
in a Book for that purpose particularly kept and also to Note 
downe the time when the Said Letter or Order was Read at the 
Councill Board or Parliament; XXX 

You are alsoe in a Book for that Use Provided Exactly to 
Register all Warrants Issued out to the Surveyor Generall for 
the admeasuring out of Land to any Person and the Surveyor 
Generalls Returne You are to Enter Against the Said Warrant 
and in the Warrant to the Surveyor Generall you are to Incert 
the names of Such Persons to whome the Said Land is Granted 
Co])ies of w^^: you are to Send Us Duely that Wee may See 
how Our Said Land is disposed of. 

"When any Patents under our hands and the Great Seal of our 
Province are Produced to You ; You are to prepare Conveyances 
for the Lands therein Mentioned pursuant To the Tenour of our 
Said Originall Patents for the Same X X 

You are to Take Care that our Rules for the Granting Setting 
out and Bounding of Land be observed & that no Greater quan- 
tity of Land be Granted to any Persons then our Instructions 
Direct or Shall hereafter Specially Direct, X X X X 

You are as Soone as possible to Send Us an Account of all the 
Grants made for Lands in Carolina The Dates of the Same What 
Number of x^cres to Avhome what Rent & in what Countv & 



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Parish And You are to make a Eent Eoll of all Lands as Shall 
from time to time be Granted from y^: time of Your Entring 
upon Office and to Send Us Copies of the Same by all due Con- 
veniencies. X X X X 

You are also to Keep a Distinct Register of all Orders of 
Judgments of the Governour & Councill & in another Book all 
Acts Votes Journalls of Parliament of all aV^''. you are to Send 
Copies to Us Signed by Your Selfe by the first Ships that Shall 
be coming for England. XXX 

Lastly You are once in every year to make up a List of the 
Civill and Millitary Officers in Our Province with the State also 
of the Same And You are to Transactt all and Singular other 
thing & things whatsoever as to the Said Office does belong and 
has heretofore been Used to be done or ought to have been Done 
Given at Craven House Under our hands and Seals this Eleventh 
Day of December 1708 :/ 

Craven Palatine (X) 
J Colleton (X) Beaufort (X) 

J Danson ( X ) M : Ashley ( X ) 

Recorded In the SeC^y^ Office this 19'^ day of Aug^' 1709 

^ me T Hepworth D Sec^y 

AVhereas S"". John Colleton Barronett one of the True and 
Absolute Lords Proprietors of our Province of Carolina Is by 
Warr*: held and Possessed of a Certaine Plantation or Tract of 
Land Commonly Called or Knowne by the Name of the Mul- 
berry Containing by Estimation Four Thousand ffour hundred 
Twenty and Three Acres of Land and Lying upon the Westerne 
Branch of the T of Cooper River Wee the Palatine and Lords 
proprietors of the Province Aforesaid Doe by these presents 
think fitt to Acquitt Discharge and Release and Accordingly by 
These presents have Acquitted Discharged and Released the 
Said S''. — John Colleton his heirs Executors Administ": and 
assignes of and from All Rent and Arreares of Rents whatsoever 
Due to Us to the' Date of These Presents for the Said ffour Thou^ 
sand ffour hundred Twenty & Three Acres aforesaid And Wee* 
hereby Injoyne and require Our Govern"": and Commissioners for 
Sale of Land for the time being That Upon any Persons Produce- 
ing before them an Assignement or Conveyance under the hand & 
Seal of S"-. John Colleton of his Right &" Title to the Said ffour 
Thousand ffour hundred Twenty & Three Acres to Such Persons 




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and his heirs That our Said Governoiir & Comission''^ Afores'*. 
Doe forthwith Grant a Patent in Fee of the Said ffoiir Thousand 
ffour hundred Twenty & Three Acres to Such the Assignee of the 
Said S"". John Colleton Such Said Assignee Yielding & paying 
for y^ Said Land to Our Use After y^. — Rate of Twenty Pounds 
a Thousand Acres Purchase Money & Tenn Shillings Yearly 
Aclaiowledgement the Same to Commence from y« : time of Such 
Patent Given at Craven House under our hands & Seals this 
Eleventh Day of Decemb'': — one Thousand Seven hundred & 
Eight./ 

Recorded this J: Colleton (X) Craven Pallatine (Seal) 

30th . (Jay of Beaufort ( X ) 

Augst : ^. J : Danson ( X ) M : Ashley ( X ) 



Henry Duke of Beaufort one of the True and absolute Lords 
Proprietors of the Province of Carolina X 
To Fortescue Turberville Esq"" : 

Whereas it is Agreed by the Lords Proprietors of Caro- 
lina According to the power granted to them by their Charter 
bearing Date the 30'^: day of June in y'^: 17*^: Year of the Reign 
of King Charles y^ : 2^ : That each of the Lords proprietors 
Should name a Deputy to be his Representative in the General 
Assembly and Council of Carolina I out of the Trust & Confi- 
dence I have in the prudence, Wisdom & Loyallty of You the 
Said Fortescue Turbervill do hereby Constitute and Appoint You 
the Said Fortescue Turbervill to be my Deputy during my Pleas- 
ure in that part of Our province of Carolina, that lies South and 
West of Cape Feare wdth full Power to Act and Exercise all Such 
powers and Authorities as to a Lord Propriet". Deputy do 
belong, and which are Consonant to Our Said Charter and the 
Laws there passed and Confirmed by Us, Given under my Hand 
and Seal this IV^': Day of March anno Dom: 1708/9: X X 

Beaufort (seal) 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Pallatine the most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort, The Right Honourable John Lord Car- 
teret, The Hon^^'e : Maurice Ashley Esq-" : S"". John Colleton Bar- 
onet, John Danson Esq'^: And the Rest of the true and Absolute 
Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina X X 
To Fortescue Tuberville Esq'' : For as much as it appears to Us 



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by Complaints and otherwise that Severall Unlawfull and Indi- 
rect means and Devises are dayly put in Practice in Our Province 
of Carolina to the great Prejudice of Titles and Estates and to 
the Disherison of many of the Inhabitants under Our Care for 
want of a Due and Lawfull Power for the Probate of Wills and 
Testaments and for the Granting Letters of Administration of 
the Estate of Persons Intestate for the better Settling therefore 
of the Inheritance by Wills, and for Preventing Such Frauds and 
Violences in time to come. Wee being Well AssurM of your 
Knowledge & Ability have thought fitt to Authorize, Commis- 
sion and Appoint You the Said Fortescue Turberville, And We 
do by these Presents Authorize Commission and Appoint You 
the Said Fortescue Turberville, To take the Probate of all Wills 
and Testaments in Due form of Law in that part of our Province 
that Lie^s South and West of Cape Feare, and Also to Grant 
Letters of Administration of the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of 
Such Persons as Shall Dye Intestate to the Widdow, or next of 
Kin by Legall Right that Such Persons So Administring may in 
all points Represent the Person of the Intestate as Lawfully as 
any Executor can the Person of his Testator Testamentarily. And 
We Do hereby Give & Grant to You the Said Fortescue Tuber- 
ville full Power Authority & Jurisdiction to Judge Decide and 
Determine all Maters and Controversies Relateing thereunto, and 
to Register, or to Enter upon Record all Such Wills and Testa- 
ments as Shall be Proved before You, And all Such Letters of 
Administration as Shall be Granted by You, and to take Such 
Fees, Perquisites and Profitts for the Same as to You by Legall 
Rights can in any wise belong or Appertaine Saving Always to 
Our Govern"^: of Carolina Such Fees and Perquisites as have 
been usually Received by Former Governours. Given at Craven 
House under our Hands and the Great Seal of our Province of 
Carolina This Sixteenth day of May Anno Dom : 1709 : 



Craven ( 


Locus ) Pallatine 


Beaufort ( 


Magni Sigilly ) Craven for y^ L 


M: Ashley: ( 


Carolina ) Carterett 


J : Danson. 


J: Colleton 




M: Ashley for 




Joseph Blake 


Recorded y^ 


: 5**1 : day of September 



me. 



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His Excellency W"^: Lord Craven Palatine The most Noble 
Henrv' Duke of Beaufort The Right Honourable John Lord 
Carteret Maurice Ashley Esq"^. S"". John Colleton Barronett John 
Danson Esq"". And the Rest of the True and Absolute Lords Pro- 
prietors of Carolina. To William Saunders Esq''. Send Greeting 
Wee being well assured of the Care, Prudence and Ability of 
you the Said William Saunders have made Constituted, Author- 
ized and Appointed, And by these Presents Doe Make Constitute 
Authorize and appoint you the Said William Saunders to be 
(dureing Our Pleasure) Attorney General! of that Part of our 
Province of Carolina that lies South and West of Cape Feare 
therein to Act, Plead, Implead, Sue and Prosecute all and every 
Person & Persons vvrhatsoever, for all Debts, Fines, Amercia- 
ments, Forfeitures, Escheats Claims and Demands whatsoever 
which now is or may or Shall be Due and in Arrears to Us upon 
any Account whatsoever whither Rents, Revenues or otherwise 
howsoever. And to Prosecute all Matters Criminall as well as 
Civill Giving and hereby Granting unto You full Power and 
Authority in the Premises therein to Deal Doe Execute and Per- 
forme in as large and Ample manner to all Intents and Pur- 
poses as to the Said office of Attorney Generall doth in any way 
Appertaine & bellong. And wee Do further by these Presents 
Constitute Order and appoint You the said William Saunders to 
be (during our Pleasure) Advocate Generall of the Said part of 
Our Province of Carolina To Sue Implead and Prosecute in the 
High Court of Admiralty in the Said Part of our Province of 
Carolina in all Matters as well Civill as Criminall To have hold 
and enjoy The Said Office of Attorney General and Advocate 
General of the Said part of our province of Carolina, And all 
Liberties, Priviledges Perquisites, Fees and Profitts whatsoever 
thereunto Incident or belonging. And Wee do hereby Revoke and 
Make Null & Void all Former Commissions Granted for the Said 
Offices. Given at Craven House under our Hands and the Great 
Seal of our Province of Carolina, This Eleventh Day of Decem- 
ber 1708: X 

Craven ( Locus ) Palatine 

Beaufort ( Magni Sigilli ) M: Ashley 

J: Colleton ( Carolina ) J: Danson 

Recorded in y^ Secretarys office this 5^^: day of September 
anno Dom 1709 : 39 Me 



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His Excellency W™ Lord Craven Palatine The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort, The Eight Honourable Joh Lord 
Carterett, Maurice Ashley Esq'': S^: John Colleton Barronett 
John Danson Esq'', and the Rest of the True and Absolute Lords 
Proprietors of Carolina. To Nathaniel Sale Esq'': Send Greet- 
ing. To all to whome These presents Shall come Know yee That 
Wee doe hereby dureing our Pleasure Appoint Constitute 
Authorize and Impower You the Said Nathaniell Sale To be 
Receiver Generall of that part of our Province of Carolina That 
lyes South and West of Cape Feare and also to be on our behalfe 
And to Our Use Receiver of all our Monies and Dues whatsoever 
and of all our Rents in that part of our Province aforesaid with 
full Power & Authority in our Names to Aske Demand Sue for 
Leavie Require Recover Distrain for and Receive the Said Rents 
& Dues and to Give Acquittances and other Discharges for Us 
and In our Names for Such Summes as you Shall Receive by 
Virtue of these presents and to Doe and Act all other thing & 
things w^soever That Wee our Selves might Legally doe in order 
to the Recoveiy of the Said Rents and Dues as well in Arreare 
or that Shall become due before our Repealing or Vocateing this 
present Commission by Some Writing under the hand of the 
Palatine and Three more of the Lords Prop''^. & the Great Seal 
of Our Province Published and Recorded in the Secretarys office 
There And for what Rents and Dues You Shall Receive You 
are to be Accomptable to us And dispose of the Same as You 
Shall be Directed by Us And We Doe hereby Make Null and 
Void all former Commissions Granted for the Said office, Given 
at Craven House under Our hands and the Great Seale of our 
Province of Carolina This Eleventh Day of December one 
Thousand Seven hundred and Eight XXX 
Craven ( Locus ) Palatine 

Beaufort ( Magni Sigilli ) M: Ashley 

J: Colleton ( Carolina ) J: Danson 

Recorded in the Secretarys office this 5*^: day of 

Septemb'-. 1709 

^ me 

Instructions for Nathaniel Sale Esq'', our Receiver Generall of 
South Carolina We herewith Deliver to You a Commission to be 
Receiver Generall of that part of our Province of Carolina That 
lies South and West of Cape Fear 



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1 To Receive to our use all Dues and Rents Fines and Forfeit- 
ures That of Right belong to Us W^: Commission as also these 
Instructions You are to Get Registered in the Secretary's office in 
our Said Province. 

2 You are to Informe Your Selfe by all means you can what 
Fines have been Sett upon any Persons for Misdemeanors in any 
of our Courts & to Receive the Same to our use and in Case of 
the Deniall of Payment to Use all Lawfull means for the Recov- 
ery of the Same. 

3 You are to take into your Possession our Share of Wrecks 
Ambergrease and all Such other things as of Right belong, to, us 

4 You are to use all posible Diligence to Informe your Selfe 
of all Lands That have been Granted to any Person whatsoever 
in That part of our Province in which you are to Observe those 
particulars viz^ How much Land each Person Does possess in 
what Parish & in what County By what Rent, \Yhither by 
Twelve pence ^ 100 Acres or Penny ^ Acre, what any Person 
is in Arrears and if Above Twelve Months to order our Attorney 
General! to Summons them & on Failure of Compliance proceed 
to Prosecute them for Recovery of the Same. X 

6 =^ = All which you are Regularly to Forme into a Regular 
Rent Rolle and Regularly to Enter into your Roll Booke & in 
like manner all Lands that Shall hereafter be Granted And to 
Transmitt a Coppy thereof to Us once every Year. 

6=You are out of our money's Dues and Rents You Shall Receive 
as Aforesaid To pay to the Respective Officers for the time being 
as hereunder mentioned their Respective yearly Salaryes without 
any pretence whatsoever by Even Quarterly Payments Begining 
from the time of their Entrance upon their Respective offices 
viz*^:! 

To the Govern '■; for y^: time being Two hundred pounds 

yearly X X 

To the Cheife Justice for the time being Sixty pounds 

Yearly. X 

To the Secretary for the time being Forty pounds yearly XX 

To the Attorney Generall for the time being Forty pounds 

Yearly X 
And To Richard Shelton Secretary at our board So much as 
Amount to 40£ : Sterling X X X X 

7 = The Rest that You Receive you are to Dispose of as you 
Shall from time to time be Directed by Us. 



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8 = Yon are to take to your Selfe after the Eate of 10 ^ Cent 
of all Monies Goods & Merchandizes of ours You Shall Receive & 
Dispose of According to our Order X 

9 = In Your Accounts you are to Keep the Severall Articles of 
Purchase Money apart by themselves together w^*^ an Account of 
the Date of the Month and what year the Land was Sold. X X 

10 =z The Severall Articles of Monies Received for the Rent of 
Lands You are likewise to Keep Seperate and apart by them- 
selves in Your Rent RoUe and to Distinguish how much of the 
Same was Due at Midsummer 1705. and how much money was 
Received as Due After that Midsummer only And this you must 
Distinguish in all your Accounts XXX 

11 = You are to Present Your Accompts to The Governour and 
Three of our Commissioners for Auditing the Same once every 
Three Months and oftner if Required to be Examined and 
Approved by them According to the Forme usuall And at Such 
the Times of their passing Your Accounts The Monie that Shall 
Remaine Due to Us Shall be Continued in your Custody. That 
thereby our said monys may be Always ready to Answer all Such 
Orders as We Shall give about the Same X X 

iBF"!^ := You are Also to Enquire what forfeiture Estates there 
are of Fellons, or of Persons dying Intestate, and leaving no 
Heirs & of right Escheat to us and take the Same into Your 
Possession XXX 

il^"13 = You are Alwayes to Transmitt Your Accounts to us 
So Approved by our Comissioners by the next Respective Ships 
with an Account also of our Cash in Banke X X 

14 =r: In all the Aforegoing matters and whatever is of Conse- 
quence You are to take the Direction and Advice of the Govern'". 
& Two at least of the Commissioners, Given at Craven House 
under Our hands and Seals this Eleventh Day of December 1708 : 

15 r= You are before Your Entry into Your Said office to take the 
Oaths Appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the Oaths of 
Allegiance and Supremacy & the Test, and the Oath of Fidelity 
to the Lords proprietors, and the Oath for the Due Execution of 
Your Place and Trust. 



Recorded in the Secretary's^ 
office this 1^^^ : day of Septem- 
ber anno Dom : 1709 : ^ me 
T Hepw 



Craven Palatine 


(Seal) 


Beaufort 


(X) 


M: Ashley 


(X) 


J: Colleton 


(X) 


J: Danson 


(X) 



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His Excellency William Lord Craven Palatine The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort y^: R^ Hon'-i^ie. joh^ Lord Carterett 
Maurice Ashley Esq"" : S"" — . John Colleton Barronett John Dan- 
son Esq'': And the Rest of the True & Absolute Lords Prop": 
of Carolina, To Edward Hyrne Esq"": Send Greeting Wee out of 
the Trust and Confidence We have & Repose in Your Care, Pru- 
dence and Ability have made Constituted & Appointed And by 
these presents doe make Constitute and Appoint You the Said 
Edward Heirne to be Navall Officer of that part of our Province 
of Carolina that lyes South and West of Cape Feare Hereby 
Requiring; & Impowering you to take Entrys of all Shipps or 
Vessells Inward bound to or Outward bound from that part of 
our Said Province of Carolina To have & to hold the Said office 
of Navall officer (dureing our Pleasure) together with all Fees 
Perquisitts and profitts to the Said office Appertaining And wee 
Doe hereby Revoke and Make Null & void any former Commis- 
sion by Us Given for the Said office Given at Craven House under 
our hands and the great Seal of our Province of Carolina This 
Eleventh Day of December one Thousand Seven hundred and 
Eight./ 

Craven ( Locus ) Palatine 

Beaufort ( Magni Sigilli ) M : Ashley 

J: Colleton ( Carolinee ) J: Danson 

Custome House 
London 21 : March 
1708/9 : 

Cha:ClarkessClk: 
Entred 

Record in the Secretaiy's office this 14*'': day of September 
1709 :/ 

^ me 

The Right Hon>-We: William Lord Craven Palatine The most 

Noble Henry Duke of Beaufort & the rest of y^. — Lords Prop'"^ 

of the Province of Carolina./ 

To Colonel Edw^. — Tynte Govern'', of our Said Province 

or to our Govrn''. for y^. — time being./ 

Whereas Colonel Thomas Colleton did heretofore Purchase 
a Barrony together with Several Thousand Acres of Land 
Adjacent to Cooper River within our Province Aforesaid which 
Said Baroney and Lands are by mean Descents Legally vested in 



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M'". — Peter Colleton And whereas the S'^. — Peter Colleton is 
inclined to dispose of the Said Baroney & Land to Several pur- 
chasers who are Desirous that y^. — Said Land may be Divided 
into Severall Parcells Accordingly. We therefore being willing 
to comply w^'^: all Such Reasonable desires & Requests as Shall 
be made to us & that tend to the Satisfaction of j"" : — Inhabitants 
of our Province Aforesaid do hereby Authorize & direct You our 
Said Govern"', (the old Patent for the said Barony & Lands being 
first Delivered up into Your hands to be Cancell'd) to Cause 
Such Grants to be Prepared & passed whereby the Severall & 
Respective Purchasers Reserving the Quitt Rents to Us & our 
Heirs According to y^. — Custom of our Province Aforesaid & for 
So Doing this Shall be Your Sufficient Warrant Given under our 
hands & Seals this 14"^ : day of aprill 1709 

Craven Palatine (Seal) J: Colleton (Seal) 

Beaufort (X) J: Danson (X) 

M Ashley (X) 

Recorded in the Secretary's office this 24^^^: day of 

Septemb"-: 1709 

^ T Hepworth D SeC^ 

South Carolina Septemb-" : 1^* : 1709 : 
May it please Your Lordpps. 

This day we your Lordships Govern"^ and Council had a 
Petition prefered to us by M"". — John Galliard a Gent : of Santee, 
Setting forth that he has been for Severall years a quiet & Peace- 
able Inhabitant here, but being of Late frequently Trespass'd 
upon by Troublesome Neighbours one Stephen La Roux & Lewis 
La Roux who being as often by him forwam'd from Such Con- 
tinued Trespasses, was at last Pursued & threatned by the Said 
Galliard but not a blow Struck nor further Damage done this 
La Roux presented at y^. — Grand Sessions in October Last & 
M"". — Galliard was indicted & found guilty of a Trespass & 
Asault & Your Lordspps: Chief Justice Sett a fine of 20^: 
upon him to j'our Lordpps use M''. — Gailliard being a French 
Gentleman & not at all understanding the Course of Proceedings 
in our Courts of Judicature, did nott at y^ — Sessions bring down, 
any Evidence in his Justification, w*^^ : he alldges he then could 
have done (if he had known it had been Necessary) & proved him- 
self y^. — person injured. The Case Appearing to us to be hard 
upon M^ — Gailliard, and La Roux an unease Neighbour, & 



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Seeing wee can find no Power we have from y^ — Lordspps to 
Eemitt Fines have thought it reasonable to Suspend any further 
Proceedings ag^*. M"". — Galliard for his Said fine, till your 
Lordpps: Shall be Pleased to Signify your Pleasure to us, 
whether y«. — Said Fine Shall be Levied upon y^ Said Gailliard 
or remitted him by your Lordpps wanted Goodness & Gene- 
rosity; So wishing Your Lordspps all Health & Happiness. We 
Eemaine Yo"". Lordpps. 

Most Obedient 
Kecorded in the Secretarys Humble Serv^^: 

office this 24th . Septemb'- : 1709 N Johnson : 

Geo, Smith 

South Carolina 

The R': Honourable S'': Nathaniel Johnson knig'. — Govern"": — 
of South and North Carolina And the Rest of the Lords Pro- 
prietors Deputyes whose Names are here Under written — 
To The Hon "-We ; Rob* : Gibbes,, Esq-" : 
Whereas Nich*^: — Trott Esq"": the Pres*^: Cheife Justice of 
the Province of South Carolina is now Bound on a Voyage from 
this Province to London And AYliereas it is Necessary in Order 
to Prevent Delay of Publick Justice that Sum fitt person be 
appointed to officiate in the Said office of Cheife Justice Now 
know Yee that we Reposing Espetiall Trust and Confidence in 
y^ : ability Care Prudence & fidility of you y^. Said Rob* : Gibbes 
Have Ordained Constituted and appointed and by these Presents 
do Ordained Constituted and appoint you y^. Said Rob'. Gibbes 
by the Name and Stile of Cheife Justice of y^. Please or Judge 
of that part of the Province of Carolina that Layes South & West 
of Cape ffear To Have Hold and Detarmine all Please as well 
Civill as Criminal and these relating to the Publick Revenues 
and all other Please whatsoever arising & happening within y^. 
Said part of y^. Said Province of Carolina Giving and hereby 
Granting unto you the Said Rob'. Gibbes full Power & Authority 
to doe perform and Execute all acts Matters & things whatsoever 
within y«=. Said part of y«. Said Province v,^^^: to y^: office of 
Cheife Justice of the Please doth in any wise Appertaine or Belong 
in as Large and Ample Manner to all Intents & Purposes as any 
Cheife Justice or Judge of her Majesty's English Plantations in 
America may Lawfully doe To Have and to Hold y^ — Said 
office of Cheife Justice of the Please and Judge together with all 



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fee's Perquisets Priviledges Immunities & Casualties Belonging 
to the Said Office from the day next after the Departure of the 
Said Nich°: Trott from this Province untill he the said Nich°: 
Trott Shall againe arrive in the Said Province Unless we the 
Granteese or Sum other Superiour Power Shall otherwise Direct. 
And we do hereby Commend all Officers and all other Per- 
son's whatsoever On any wise Concerned to make Notice of this 
Grant and give due Obedience to you y^ : Said Kob* : Gibbs in the 
Execution of the Said Office During your Continuance in the 
Same 

Given Under our hands and the Publick Seale of the Province 
this Third day of October In y^. Yeare of our Lord One thousand 
Seven hundred and Eaight. 

N Johnson 
Geo Smith Tho Broughton 

Richard Beresford 

South. Carolina. 

William Lord Craven Palatine Heni-y Duke of Beaufort, & 
y«. rest of the Lords Proprief^^ of y^. — Province of Carolina 
in America : | 
To Colonel Edward Tynte Our Govern'", or to our Govern"", 
for y^. time being of y^ part of our Province of Carolina y*. 
lies South & West of Cape Feare. 

Whereas Land grave Edward Juckes has fully 

Satisfied Us of his Intentions & Designs to carry over with 

him and import into our Said Province a considerable 

number of Planters Handicrafts Artificers & other Persons 

at his own Proper Cost and Charges & we being Desirous 

to give all Due Encouragements to all ^sons who Shall any 

ways Promote y^. Intrest & good of our Province afores''. — 

Do hereby require & Command you to Cause to be ameas- 

urVl & Set out to y^ Said Edward Juckes & his Heirs 2000 

acres of Land according to y^ Eules Customs and LTsages 

of our Province Afores'^. & you are to give Directions y^ y^ 

Usual grants for y*^ Same may be passed to him and his 

Heirs accordingly reserving y«. Quitt Rent of two Shillings 

Yearly to us our Heirs & Assignes for Ever & for So Doing 

this Shall be Your Sufficient Warr^ Given under our hands 



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& Seals at Craven House this 19*''. day of April Anno: 
Dom: 1709. 

Craven Palatine (Seal) J Colleton (Seal) 

Beaufort (X) J Danson (X) 

M : Ashley ( X ) 
Recorded in y*^. Secretarys Office this 26"\ day of 
Jan'-y. 1709: 

H Wigington Secref^ 

Gulielmus Dominus Baro de Craven Carolinse Palatinus 
reliquiq ejusdem Provincial proprietary Omnibus Officiarijs 
Ministris liberisq hominibus quibuscunq intra eandem Pro- 
vinciam Salutem Cum serenissimus Carolus secundus nuper 
Angli.T rex qui id unum in animo habuit, id unum semper Stude- 
bat, omnia summa oper moliri qua^ in bonum publicum cederent ; 
ex singulari Favore suo et Gratia et pro consueta & nativa ilia 
sua Honitate Nobis dedit et concessit una cum provincia Caro- 
lina?, potestatem Status, Gradus, Tit\dos, Dignitates & Plonores 
ibidem constituendi : percupidi nos met ad Pientissimi regis 
Exemplum componendi, hujusq Yestigia adamussim insistendi, 
et cumanimis nostris serio reputantes, nihil prius in exequanda 
justa ilia potestate a nobis fieri, nulla majora incrementa Res 
publico not ita pridem instituta? excogitari posse [secundum 
religiosissimum Supremi Huminis Caltum] quam Homines optime 
de Rejoublica, et bonis omnibus meritos ad dictos Gradus & Hon- 
ores evehere Titulisq cohonestare, quorum Virtus Domi Belliq 
clare enitescit, Quumq in suumo honore apucl omnes Gentes habiti 
fuere. qui Actium Bellicarimi scientissimi alios etiam in eisdem 
disciplinis eradire, eosq pariter in omni Patriae discrimine, sive 
intestino, sive ab exteris, ad earn fortiter et strinue tuendam suo 
exemplo excitare possunt Sciatis igitur quod nos uti justum 
ipsius promeritorum pretium Edvardum Juckes at Statum, 
Gradum, Stylum, Dignitatem, Titulum et Honorem Landgravi 
Provincia? Xostra^ Carolina? ereximus prseficimus & creavimus 
ipsumq Edvardum Juckes Landgravum Tenore prsesentium eri- 
gimus prteficimus et creamus, Virum fortem et impigrum omniq 
disciplina militari exercitatissimum, Concilio a?que ac manu 
promptum : quibus Virtutibus etiam par accedit Moclestia 
Morumq imiocentia : Qui viginti plus numis a'tatis sua? annis 
Militise exactis, algorem, sestum, inediam, vigilias, labores et 
pericula omnia summa animi constantia consueta habuit, qui in 



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profligandis patriae hostibiis non modicam sibi Armoriim glo- 
riani conquisivit ; post enim midta alia faciiiora in Hibeniia 
alibiq praeclare gesta, cruentissimo isti prsetio Hookstadiensit 
interfiiit et feliciter meruit. Eidemq Edvardo Juckes Nomen, 
Statiim, Gradum, Styhim Titidum Dignitatem et Honorem Land- 
gravi imposuimus, dedimus et pra^bnimus Et per prsesentes pro 
nobis Hseredibus et Successoribus Nostris imponimus, damus et 
pra^bemus Habendum et Tenendum eadem Nomen Statum 
Gradum Stylum Dignitatem Titulum et Honorem Landravi una 
cum singulis Juribus prfeeminentijs privilegijs et immunitatibus 
ad eandem dignitatem pertinentibus eidem Edvardo Juckes et 
Ha'redibus suis in perpetuum Volentes ac per prsesentes Con- 
cedentes pro Nobis Successoribus Nostris quod prsedictus Edwar- 
dus Juckes et Haredes sui prsedicti Nomen Statum Gradum 
Stylum Dignitatem Titulum et /Honorem Landgravi succes- 
sive garent, habeant et possideant et eorum quilibet habeat gerat 
et possideat et per nomen Landgravi vocentur et nuncupentur 
et orum quilibet vocetur et nuncupetur Quodq idem Edwardus 
Juckes et Hseredes sui prsedicti successive Landgravi in omnibus 
teneantur et reputentur et eorum quilibet tractetur et reputetur, 
necnon gaudeant et utantur et eorum quilibet quadeat et utatur 
omnibus et singulis juribus, privilegijs, pra^eminentijs et imunita- 
tibus ad Statum Landravi in omnibus rite et jure pertinentibus 
In cujus rei Testimonium has Literas Nostras sub magno sigillo 
nostro Carolinse fieri fecimus Patentes Datas per manus nostras 
decimo quarto die Aprilis Anno Orae Christianse 1709. 
J Colleton ( Locus ) Craven Palatine 

John Danson ( mag-ni Sigilli ) Beaufort 

M Ashley for Joseph Blake Craven for y« Lord Carterett 

Maurice Ashley 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Palatine The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort, The Eight Hon'^'^'^r John Lord Car- 
teret the Hon'"bie: Maurice Ashley Esq"". S'". — John Colleton 
Baronet. John Danson Esq^ & the Rest of the True & absolute 
Lords Proprief^^: of the Province of Carolina To Our Trusty 
and well beloved Coll : Edward Tynte Governs of South & North 
Carolina Send Greeting Wee the Said true and absolute Lords 
Proprietors of the Province afore Said Reposing Special Trust 
and Confidence in the Courage, Loyalty and Prudence of you 
Our Said Governour Do hereby Constitute and appoint you the 



225 

Said Coll: Echvard Tynte diireing Our Pleasure Govern'': of our 
whole Province of South & North Carolina and you are to Do & 
Execute all things in due manner that Shall belong to your com- 
mand or the Trust We have Reposed in you According to y^. 
Severall Powers and Directions Granted and Appointed you by 
this present Commission and Our Instructions have by Such 
further Powers and Instructions as sliall at any time hereafter 
be granted & appointed you under our Hands and Seals 
According to Such reasonable Laws and Statutes as Already 
have been Ratifyed and Confirmed by Us or hereafter Shall be 
made & agreed upon by you with the Advice & Consent of Our 
Deputies and Assemblies of Our Said Province or any part 
thereof wherein there is a Distinct Govern'', and We Do hereby 
further Impower constitute & appoint you our Said Governs 
To be Admiral Captain General & Commander in Chief of all 
the Forces Raised or to be Raised both by Sea and Land within 
Our Said Province and Over them to Appoint a Lieutenant 
General or Lieutenant Gener'* : Vice Admiral or Vice Admiralls 
both in South & Xorth Carolina And over Such Forces Afores^^. 
to Appoint all Officers whatsoever and them to amove and 
Remove at your Will & Pleasure and to Cause the Said Forces 
to be Exercised in Arms as often as you Shall See fitt And 
We hereby Give you full Power and Authority to Appoint Gov- 
ernours & Lieutenants & Other Officers as Avell of our Town and 
Citadell of Charles Town as of all Other Castles. Forts & all 
other Places Fortifyed or to be fortifyed within Our Said 
Province and to Do all Other things as to a Captain General or 
Command'': in Chief doth belong. And We Do hereby further 
Authorize and Impower you by and with the Advice & Consent 
of any four of Our Deputies and General Assembly to Repeal 
or alter any Laws w^soever in Our Said Province as Shall be 
thought fitt to be changed & to Enact all Such reasonable Law's 
& Statutes for the better Goverm*. of our Said Province as 
you w"'. the Advice & Consent of any four of Our Deputies & 
the General Assembly Shall think fitt and Expedient Provided 
Such Laws be not Repugnant to the Laws of England Nor In- 
vading of any the Perrogatives Royall Granted to us by Our 
Charter & We Do hereby Authorize & Impower you in Case of 
your Departure from thence to Appoint a Deputy Govern'". & 
Governours in South or North Carolina w*^. Such Powers as 
you Shall think Necessary Provided the Same to be agi'eeable 

15— H. C. 



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to & Do not Exceed those by us Granted to your Self, & to con- 
stitute & Appoint all and Singular Officer & officers in & for 
the Goverm'. of Our Said Province Dureing Your Pleasure & 
the Pleasure of us the Lords Proprief"^. and We Do further 
give you full Power and Authority with the Advice and Consent 
of any four or more of Our Deputies to Grant & Sell Our Lands 
in Fee both in South & North Carolina after the Rate of Twenty 
Pounds for every One Thousand Acres and w*^. the yearly Quitt 
Rent or Acknowledgment for ever to us & Our Heirs of Ten 
Shill Payable for Such One Thousand acres & also to Sett & 
Lett our Lands not Exceeding Six hundred & forty Acres to any 
One ^son in that part of Our Province called South Carolina 
Reserving Only One penny yearly for each Acre & in north 
Carolina Reserving only One half penny for Each Acre to us 
and our Heirs for ever and We hereby Impower you to 
Escheat Lands & afterwards to Lett it for Rent or Sell the Same 
for our use, Lastly We Do hereby Revoke Repeal and make 
void all former Commissions Whatsoever by Us Given to any 
former Governour or President of Our S^. — Province of Caro- 
lina or any jjart thereof Given under Our Hands and the Great 
Seal of our Province at Craven House this Ninth day of Decem- 
ber One Thouand SeAen hundr'd and Eight 

Craven for y^ 
Craven Palatine ( Locus ) Lord Carteret 

Beaufort ( Magni Sigilli ) M Ashley 

J Colleton J Danson 

M Ashley for Jos : 
Blake 
Read In Councill and Proclaimed in Granvills Bastion Saturday 
ye 20^'! . Qf Novemb'' : 1709 — and Recorded In the SeC^^ Office 
this 8th . ^r^y of jm^e x^o Domi 1710 

p^ Henry Wigington 
Secrefy 

South Carolina 

The Honi^'e : Edward Tynte Esq"". Governour Admiral Capt" : 
General and Commander In Chief of the whole Province of 
South & North Carolina Confirmed By Her Majesty In Council 
the Day of 

To the Hon-^bie. Edward Juckes Esq"^: Deputy Govern'': of 
North Carolina. 



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In Especial confidence of your prudence and good Conduct 
bv Virtue of a Power to me Given under the Hands And Seal 
of the Province of Carolina Dated at Craven House the Tenth 
day of December 1708 By his Excellency William Lord Craven 
Palatine The most Noble Henry Duke of Beaufort The R*. 
Hon'W'^: John Lord Carteret the Hon'-bi^; Maurice Ashley Esq^: 
Sr__ John Colleton Barr^. John Danson Esq^: And the rest of 
the True & absolute Lords Propriet". of the Province of 
Carolina I Do hereby constitute and appoint you the Said 
Edward Jucks Esq'.' Dureing my Pleasure to be Deputy 
Govern'': of the Province of North Carolina and you are 
to Do & Execute all things in Due manner that Shall belong to 
your Command or the trust Reposed in you According to the 
Several Powers and Directions Granted & appointed you by 
this present Commission & my Instructions & by Such further 
Powers and Instructions as Shall at any time hereafter be 
Granted & appointed you under my hand & Seal according to 
Such Reasonable Laws and Statutes as already have been Rati- 
fied & confirmed by the Lords Proprief^^ : or hereafter Shall be 
made & agreed upon by you w^^. the Advice & Consent of the 
Deputyes & Gener^. Assembly's of the Said Province & I Do 
hereby further Impower Constitute & Appoint you my Said 
Deputy Govern'- : to be Lieu*. Gener' : & vice Admiral of all the 
Forces Raised or to be raised both by Sea & Land w^^ i^ the 
gd _ Province of North Carolina & Over Such Forces aforesaid 
to appoint all officers whatsoever & them to Amove & Remove 
at your AVill & Pleasure & to Cause the Said Forces to be Exer- 
cised in Arm's as often as you Shall See fitt and I hereby give 
you full power & Authority to appoint Deputy Govern'^. 
Lieut^ and other Officers of all Castles Forts & all Other places 
fortifyed or to be fortified w^i^in the Said Province & to Do all 
things as to a Lieu*. General or vice Admiral doth belong And 
I Do hereby Authorize & Impower You by & with the advice & 
Consent of any four of the Deputies & General Assembly's to 
Repeal or Alter any Lawes whatsoever in the Said Province as 
Shall be thought fitt to be Changed And to Enact all Such 
reasonable Lawes & Statutes for the better Government of the 
Said Province as you with the Advice & Consent of any four 
of the Deputyes & General Assembly's Shall think fitt & Ex- 
pedient Provided Such Lawes be not Repugnant to the Lawes of 
Eno-land nor Invadeing of the Prerogatives Royal Granted to 



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the Said Lords Propriet". by their Charter and to Constitue and 
appoint all & Sin^ilar Officer and Officers in & for the Governm^ 
of the Said Province & I do further give you full Power & 
Authority with the Advice & Consent of any Three or more of 
the Deputyes to Sell Lands in fee for & at y^: yearly Rent & 
paym^ of one penny per Acre in the Said Province called North 
Carolina & also to grant & Sell Lands in fee at ten pounds per 
every Thousand Acres & w^^^. an yearly Quitt Rent or Acknowl- 
edgment for ever of five Shill & so in proportion of any greater 
or Smaller Quantity of Land & I doe hereby Impower you to 
Escheat Land & Afterwards to Lett it for Rent or Sell y« Same 
for y'^. — Use of the Said Lords Propriet'^'^ : Given under my hand 
& Seal this Day of 1710— 

William Lord Craven Pallatine Henry Duke of Beaufort, 
John Lord Carteret, Maurice Ashley Esq'':, S'',, John Colleton 
Baronet, John Danson Esq'",, & the Rest of the True & Absolute 
Lords Prop'^%, of the Province of Carolina, To the Hon'We^^ 
Charles Craven Esq^. Greeting. 

We The Lords Prop'"%, of the Province Aforesaid Reposing Spe- 
cial Trust & Confidence in the Integrity Prudence & Conduct of 
you the Said Charles Craven Do by these P''sents Constitute & 
appoint you the said Charles Craven Dureing Our Pleasure to 
be Secretary of that part of Our Province of Carolina that lies 
South & west of Cape Fare^ — Hereby authorizing you & Giving 
you full Power & authority to be ^""sent at all meetings of the 
Govern'',, & Councill & of the Assemblyes & to keep an Exact 
Register of all their Acts Proceedings & Orders & also to Receive 
from the Survey^, Generall all Certificates of Land by him Sett 
out and Surveyed According to the Warr^^, to him Directed, 
and to Draw up all Such Leases Conveyances or Assureances of 
Land as you Shall from time to time by us or by the Govern'',, 
w"'„ the Consent of four or more of y'',, Deputies be Directed, 
& when they are Legally Sign'd & Executed You Shall Carefully 
Enroll the Same & Do & ^■-„form All Other Acts Usually Done 
by the former Secretaries of y* part of the Province Aforesaid & 
We Do hereby further Impower you to Receive all Perquisites, 
Fees & Advantages whatsoever to the Said Office of Secretary 
belonging or in any waies appertaining, and We do hereby 
Repeal, make null & Void all former Commissions for the Said 
office. Given at Craven House under our hands & the Great 



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Seal of our Province of Carolina this Third Day of September 
Anno : Dom : One Thousand Seven hundred and Nine. 
Craven Palatine Craven fo the Lord 

Beaufort ( Locus ) Carteret 

J Colleton ( magni Sigilli ) M Ashley 

J Danson 
M Ashley for Jos: Blake 
Recorded in y^ Secretarys office this 31^*,, day of August 1710/ 

Instructions for the Hon'^'^'^: Charles Craven Esq"".. Secretary 
of that part of Our Province of Carolina that lies South & West 
of Cape ffeare. 

You are to take into your Custody all these Records that have 
been Usually kept by the Secretary of that part of Our Province/ 

You are also to See if the Publick Instructions for y^„ Gov- 
erm^, Sent to Us by Onr Govern'",, have be Recorded, & if you 
find they are not Recorded you are forthwith to Record the 
Same together w''^,, oor Warr^^, & Instructions for Granting Land 
& all other our Publick Instructions, or Letters that Shall here- 
after be Sent by us, all W^^,, you are to Enter into a Book for that 
Purpose Particularly kept & you are also to Note v^hen y^.. Said 
Orders & Instructions were Read in Councill & Recorded There. [ 

You are also in another Book for that Use provided Exactly 
to Register all Orders or Judgem'%, of the Govern"",, & Councill, 
& in another Book all Acts & Votes of Parlim*,, of all w'^'*,, 
you are to Send Copies to us Sign'd by your Self by Every Ship 
that Comes to England, or by way of Barbados or Virginia & to 
Send Duplicates thereof/. 

You are also in another Book to keep an Exact Register of 
all Warr*^.. Issued Out to the Surveyor Generall for the Ad- 
measuring or Setting Out of Land to any Person that Comes 
there to Plant, and the Surveyor Generalls Return you are to 
Enter ag^'.. the Said Warr'.., & in Warr'.. of the Surveyor Gen- 
er".. you are to insert the Names of the ^sons Imported into 
that part of Our Province Aforesaid for w"^'^.. the Said Land is 
Granted & in w^^ County the Same Land is Scituated & w^. 
Number of acres Copies of which & of the Surveyor Gener''®.. 
Return You are Constantly to Send us That We may See how 
Our Land is Disposed of — // — 

You are to Transmit to us Yearly fairly Transcribed a full & 
Exact Account of all Our Rents what thev mav amount to in the 



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whole ^ annum & what is in arrear for the Same the Perticular 
Men from whom Due. & what from Each man also what has been 
Receiv'd, b}^ whom, & how applyxl, & w^. Land, in what 
County to whom & for what Sold.] 

And for other Matters Relating to your Said office of Secre- 
tary that are not herein provided for you are to follow Such 
orders & Directions as have at any time been Given any former 
Secretary and W^\. the Governs. & Councill or any four of them 
Shall think fitt.| 

You are before your Entry into your Said Office to take the 
Oaths Appointed by act of Parliament Instead of the Oaths of 
Allegiance & Supremacy and the Test and the oath of Fidelity 
to the Lords Propriet'\. and the oath for the Due Execution of 
your Office & Trust. Given at Craven House under Our Hands 
& Seal This Third Day of September 1709./ 

Recorded in the Secretarys Craven Palatine (Seal) 

Office this 31ts.. Day of M Ashley (X) 

August 1710/ J Colleton ( X ) 

Beaufort ( X ) 

Craven for the Lord Carteret ( X ) 

J Danson (X) 

Carolina Ss/ William Lord Craven Palatin 

read in Council Aug^' y« Henry Duke of Beaufort and 

18"-: 1710/ y^ Rest of the True and abso- 

lute Lords Prop" of the Pro- 
vince of Carolina in America — 
M--.— Sale 

We have received yours of y^ 15*^. of October last & as to 
Avhat you write Concerning y^ Charges of y^ Sessions wee will 
take a little time to Consider of it, & in y^ mean time we order 
you to pay no money but Such as you have Directions to pay in 
your Commission and Instructions which you Received at this 
Board from Us. We Do Remember yo"" Request to Us for y^ 
Registers office of Deeds & Conveyances but we Can give no 
answer to that, till wee have heard from Our Govern"" M"". — Tynte 
who was to inform Us of y^ Nature of y*^ Office and if y^ Exe- 
cuting thereof by you or any other Person would not interfere 
^7th ye PoAver & authority already Granted by us to y'^ Secretary 
of our Province 



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M". Blake as Guardian to her Son has a Right to an Eight 
part of y^ Profits of a Proprietor Ship but y*^ matter must be 
adjusted at our Board here & y^ Incident Charges belonging 
therunto must be DeDucted & whatever Shall appear to be Due 
to her in y^ Right of her Son when a Dividend Shall be made 
Shall be Returned or p*^. — to her accordind to her orDer but in 
the meantime We think it reasonable for her to Pay her Quit= 
Rents and Purchase Money as other Persons Do 

To M"- Sale We 

We lately gave an Order to Permit the Lands belonging to 
Coll Thomas Colleton's Barony to be Divided, but whether those 
Lands were ever Purch'^ or not will appear by y^ Records of 
y^ Province & if theire are no Records to Testify y^ Same they 
must Pay a Penny an acre till they are Purchased 

We think it advisable for you to give Publick notice y* all 
Persons who have already obtained Grants for Lands if they Do 
not w'^in Six months after Such Publick notice take up y« 
Lands So Granted it may be Lawfull for any other Person to 
Take up and PurChase y^ Same 

The Officers Sallaries & w*: payments You are Directed to 
make by your Comission & Instructions are to be p^. — out of our 
Quit Rents but al Moneyes which you Shall Receive for y^ Pur- 
Chase of Lands & w* Shall Remain of our Quit=Rents after those 
Payments made you are hereby Ordered to Consigne to Us and 
to Send them for London by y^ first opportunity every Quarter 
of a Year in Rice or money Wee rest 

Your affectionate Friends 
Craven Palatin 

Beaufort 
M Ashley 
J Colleton 
J Danson 

Carolina Ss, William Lord Craven Palatin 

read in Council Aug' y«= The most Noble Henry Duke 

18th. 1710/ of Beaufort and y^ Rest of y« 

True and absolute Lords Pro- 
prietors of y^ Province of 
Carolina in America 



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To Colonel Edward Tynte Our 
Govern'' or to Our Deputy 
Governor: for y^ Time being, 
& to Coll: Tho: Broughton 
Our Surveyor General of y* 
Part of our Province that Lyes 
South & west of Cape Feare 

We being Informed y* Severall poor Palatines being forceed 
from their Native Country by y^ Severyty of y^ wars their are 
Endeavouring to Transport themselves or procure themselves to 
be Transported into our Province of Carolina and we being 
fully Satisfyed that nothing Can more promote y^ Generall Good 
of our Province than y'^ increasing y^ number of y*= inhabitants 
whereby y*^ Land may be the better manur'd and y^ Product 
thereof increased We have therefore thought fitt to give our Char- 
itable assistance to these Poor Palatines and Do hereby authorize 
Require & Command you to admeasure and Set Out or Cause 
to be admeasured & Set Out to all Such of y« Poor Palatines y*^ 
Shall Land in y* Part of Our Province, immediately upon their 
Arrival to each of them men, women and Children One Hun- 
dred acres of Land per Head free from any Quit-Rent for y= 
Space of ten years to be accounted from their Severall and 
Respective arrivalls in y^ S*^. — province but y*^ after y«= S^. ten 
years Shall be Expired they are to pay one penny yearly for each 
acre to us our heirs and Assignes according to y^ usages & 
Customs of our aforeS^. — Province and you are to give Direc- 
tions that y« usuall Grants for y« S'^. — Lands be passed to Such 
Palatines & their Heirs accordingly and for So doing this Shall 
be your Sufficient Warrant Given under Our hands and Seals 
this 29th : Day of October Anno Domini 1709/ 

Craven Palatin (Seal) 

Beaufort (Seal) 

M Ashley (Seal) 

J Colleton. (Seal) 

J Danson (Seal) 

William Lord Craven Palatine The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort and y^ Rest of y^ True & 
absolute Lords Proprietors of y^ Province of Caro- 
lina in America : 



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To Colonel Edward Tynte Our Governor Or to 
our Deputy Gov* for y^ Time being of y' Part of 
our Province of Carolina y' Lyes South & west of 
Cape fare 

Whereas it Does manifestly appear That Great abuses and 
w^rongs have been Done against Our Selves & to y<= Prejudice 
of our Said Colony by makeing Exorbitant & Illegal Grants of 
the Lands in our Said Province far Exceeding & Contrary to 
Our Commission & Instructions to Our Govern'^ & officers in Our 
Said Province we being Resolved to Remedy y^ Same Do Order 
& agree y' from hence forth no Lands Shall be Sold by any of 
our agents to any Person whatsoever Except by our Immediate 
Order but if any Person Shall be Desirous to buy Land in our 
Province You are to inform them y*^ if they or their agents Shall 
apply them Selves to our Board they Shall have warrants for 
Such Lands as shall be agreed for. Given at Craven House 
under our hands and Seals this 23"^ Day of March Anno Domini 
1709/10 

Craven Palatine (Seal) 

Beaufort (Seal) 

Craven for L Carteret (Seal) 
M Ashley (Seal) 

J Colleton (Seal) 

J Danson (Seal) 

Carolina Ss William Lord Craven Palatine 

read in Council aug* Henry Duke of Beaufort & y^ 

y^ 18th 1710 Rest of y^ true & absolute 

Lords Prop''^ of the Province 
of Carolina In America : 
To Coll Edward Tynte our Governor Or to our 
Deputy Govern'' for y^ Time being of y* Part 
of our Province of Carolina y*^ Lyes north & 
and East of Cape fare 

Whereas it Dose manifestly appear That Great abuses & 
Wrongs have been Done against our Selves & to y^ Prejudice of 
our Said Colony by making Exorbitant & EUegall Grants of y^ 
Lands in our Said Province far Exceeding & Contrary to our 
Commission & Instructions to our Govern''^ and officers in our 
S'*. — Province. Wee being Resolved to Remedy y^ Same for y= 
future Do order and agree v* from hence forth no Lands Shall 



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be be Sold by any of our agents to any Person whatsoever Except 
by our immediate order But if any Persons Shall be Desireous to 
buy Land in our Province you ai^ to inform them y* if they or 
their agents Shall apply themselves to our board they Shall 
have warr''^ for Such Lands as they Shall be agreed for Given at 
Craven House this Fifth Day of January anno Domini 1709/10 

Craven Palatin (Seal) 

Beaufort (Seal) 

M: Ashley (Seal) 

J Colleton (Seal) 

J Danson (Seal) 

Carolina Ss 

read in Council Aug^ y^ m^ 1710/ 
Colonel Tynte 

We hope by this Time you have Entred upon your Gover- 
ment of our Province of Carolina We therefore Send this to you 
and Earnestly require your Endeavours to Reconcile the minds 
of the Inhabitants to each other y^ y^ name of Parties if any yet 
Remaines amongst them may be utterly Extinguished for we 
Can no ways Doubt but the Unanimous Concurrence with our 
Labours for their prosperity will most effectually render Caro- 
lina as flourishing a Colony as any in America 

We think it adviseable for you to Detain Colonel Gibbeses Com- 
mission for Chief Justice in your Custody till further Order 
from us, M'' Trotts Commission not being Enter'd as it ought to 
have been by our former Secretary We were not apprized of y^ 
manner of it: we Did Consent when you were here y' M'' Sale 
our Receiver General Should act as m'' Hyrnes Deputy naval 
officer Do you appoint him to afficiate in y*^ post accrordingly 
but then M'' Sale Trading as a merchant Care must be Taken y* 
all vessels or goods wherein M"" Sale or his partners are any ways 
Concern'd do pay all Such Duties as are required by y^ Laws of 
Trade & navigations we are 

Your Friend & Serv'^ — 
Craven : House Craven Palatin 

Feb-^y the 9th 1709/IO Beaufort 

Crarteret 
M Ashley 
J Colleton 



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William Lord Craven Palatine the Moste Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort and the Rest of y True 
and Absolute Lords Proprief^ of the Province of 
Carolina in America 
To our Receiver Gen" : for the time being of that 
parte of our Province of Carolina that lies South 
and West of Cape Fear 

We being inform'd that att the time of the death of our late 
Receiver Gen" : there were Effects of ours in his hands of a Con- 
siderable Value which he intended to have returned to us Accord- 
ing to the directions to him formerly by us Given, These are 
therefore to Command & require you forthwith to send Over his 
Acc*^ : and Remmitt y^ Ballance thereof in Rice &c : by two of the 
Next ships y* shall Come for England after the Receipt hereof 
and you are hereby further Order'd to pay no money to any 
persons whatsoever [Except y^ ussuall and allowed Salleries of 
our officers of that parte of our Province as they are metion'd 
in our late Recever Gen"^ Commission & Instructions unless you 
have an Express Warr*: for the payment thereof under our 
hands & Seales 
P : S : Craven Palatin 

You are Required not to Beaufort 
make any payment to the per- Craven for Lord Cartret 
son in present possion of the M : Ashley 
Governm* : since y^ death of the J Danson 
late Govern'': unless you have Given att Craven house this 
further Orders from us Seventh day of decemb'' : Anno 

Recorded June 18*^: 1711 Domi. 1710 

^ T. H. D^y Sec>-y— 
Receved by the hands of M"" Sam" : Wragg this 6''' : day of march 
1710/1 

William Lord Craven Palatine and the Rest of the 
True & abosute Lords and Proprief^^ of the 
Province of 

Carolina 
To Coll Edward Tynt our Govern"", or to our Gov- 
ern'' for the time being of that parte of our Province 
of Carolina that lies South and West of Cape Fear — 

Wereas Landgrave Abel Ketleby hath Purchas'd five 
Thousand Acres of Land of us and paid to us One hundred 



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pounds Purchase mony for the same and we do therefore hereby 
require and Command you to Cause to be admeasurd and Set out 
for the use of the said Landgrave Abele Ketleby and his heires 
five Thousand Acres of Land according to the useages Rules and 
Customs of our Province aforesaid & you are to give directions 
that Grants for the same may be passed to Him & his heires 
Accordingly reserving the Quitt rent of Tenn shillings for every 
Thousand Acres to be paid yearly to us our heires and Assignes 
for Ever, and for so doing this shall be y"". Sufficient Warr^: 
Given att Craven house under our hands and Seales this 9*^^ : day 
of June Anno Domi 1709 

Craven Palatine (Seal) 

Beaufort— (Seal) 

M:Ashly— (Seal) 

J Colleton — (Seal) 

J Danson (Seal) 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Pallatine. The most noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort Maurice Ashley Esq S"". John Colleton 
Baronet John Danson Esq And the Rest of the True and Abso- 
lute Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina To Charles 
Hart Esq 

Greeting Wee the Lords Prop"^^. aforesaid Reposing Speciall 
Trust and Confidence in the Integrity Prudence & Conduct of 
you the Said Charles Hart Do by these presents Constitute & 
appoint you The said Charles Hart During our pleasure to be 
Secretary of that part of our province of Carolina that Lies 
South and West of Cape Fair hereby authorizing you and Givig 
you full power and authority to be present at all meetings of the 
Governour & Council and of the assembly and to keep an Exact 
Register of all their acts Proceedings and orders, and also to 
Receive from the Surveyor General all Certificates of Land by 
him set out and surveyed according to the Warr'^^ to him Di- 
rected and Draw up all Such Leases, Conveyances or assur- 
ances of Land as y". Shall from Time to time by our order be 
Directed, and when they are Legally Signed and Executed you 
Shall Carefully Enroll the same, and Do and Perform all other 
acts usually Done by the former secrataries of that part of our 
Province aforesaid, and Wee Do hereby further Implore you 
to Receive all Perquisites Fees, and advantages whatsoever to 
the said office of Secretary belonging or In any wise appertaining 



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And Wee Do hereby Eepeale make Null & Void all former Com- 
missions for the said office. Given at Craven House under our 
hands and the Great Seale of our Province of Carolina this third 
dav of January anno Domini 1710=11 X X X X X 



Henry Duke of Beaufort X one of the True and absolute Lords 
Proprietors of the Province of Carolina 
To Charles Hart Esq. 

Whereas it is agreed by the Lords proprietors of Carolina 
according to the power Granted to them by their Charter bear- 
ing Date ye. dO*'^. Day of June in the 7*^^. Year of the Reign of 
King Charles the second, that Each of the Lords prop'^^ should 
name a Deputy to be his Eepresentative In the Generall assembly 
and Council of Carolina. I out of the Trust and Confidence I 
have In the prudence Wisdom and Loyalty of You the said 
Charles Hart Do hereby Constitute and appoint You the said 
Charles Hart to be my Deputy During my pleasure In that part 
of our pnnince of Carolina That lies south and west of Cape 
Feare with full power To act an Exercise all Such Powers and 
uthorities as to a Lord Prop'^ Deputy do belong And wdiich are 
Consonant to our Said Charter and the Laws there passed and 
Confirmed by us. Given und'. my hand and seale this 31**. Day of 
January anno Domini 1710|ill. XXX 

Beaufort (Seal) 

Instructions for Charles Hart Esq"". Secretary of that Part of 
our province of Carolina That lies south and West of Cape 
Feare. 

You are To Take In your Custody All those Eecords that have 
been usually kept by the secretaries of that part of our Province 
You are also to See if the Publick Instructions for the Goverment 
Sent by us To our Gov have been Recorded & If You find They 
are not Recorded you are forthwith to Record the same Together 
w*'^ our Warr"^ and Instructions for Granting Land, and all 
other our Publick Instructions or Letters that shall hereafter be 
Sent by us all which you are To Enter into a Book for that 
purpose particularly kept & you are also To Note when the said 
orders and Instructions were Read in Councill and Recorded 
there. XXXXXXXXXX 
You are also In another Book for that use provided Exactly to 



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Register all orders Judgements of The Governour and Councill 
and In another Book all Acts and Votes of Parliament of all 
which you are to send Copies to us Signed by Your Self by 
Every ship that Comes to England or by wa^^ of Barbadoes or 
Virginia and to send Duplicates thereof. 

You are also in another Book to keep an Exact Register of all 
Warrants Issued out To the surveyor Generall for the admeas- 
uring or setting out of Land To any Person that Comes there to 
Plant and the surveyor Generalls Return, you are To Enter 
against the said Warrants and in the Warrant of the surveyor 
Generall You are to Insert the names of the persons Imported 
Into that part of our Province aforesaid for which the said Land 
is Granted and in What County the same Land is Scituated, and 
what number of acres Copies of which and of the surveyor 
Generals Return you are Constantly to Send us, that wee may 
see how our Land is Disposed of 

You are To Transmitt to us yearly fairly Transcribed a full 
and True account of all our Rents what they may amount to in 
The Whole and What is in arear for the same the perticular 
Men from whom Due and What from Each Man, also what has 
Been Received, by whom and How applyed and what Land and 
In What County, to whom and for what Sold X X X X X 

And for all other matters relating to Your said office of Sec- 
retary that are not herein Provided for You are to follow such 
orders and Directions as have at any Time been Given any 
former secretary. And which the Governour and Council or any 
Four of them Shall Think fitt. XXXXXXXXXX 
You are before Your Entry into Your Said office to take the 
oaths apoynted by act of Parliament Instead of the oath of 
allegiance and Supremacy, and the oaths of Fidelity To The 
Lords prop'^. and the oath for the Due Execution of Your office 
and Trust Given at Craven house under our hands & seals this 
Tenth Day of January anno Dom. ITlO^rll. X X X X X 
Craven, Palatin O B*eaufort O M Ashly O J. Colleton O Dan- 
son O 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Pallatine, The Most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort John Lord Carteret the Hon.^'^ Maurice 
Ashley Esq John Colleton Baronet John Danson Esq. And the 
Rest of the True And absolute Lords Proprietors of the province 
of Carolina To Colonel William Rhett & To all To whom these 



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Presents shall Come Greeting, Know Ye, That wee Do hereby 
During our pleasure appoint Constitute authorize & Impower 
You the said Colonel William Rhett to be Receiver General of 
that part of our Province of Carolina That lies South and West 
of Cape Feare, and also to be on our behalf and to our use 
Receiver of all our Monies Dues and Demands Whatsoever and 
of all our Rents In that part of our Province aforesaid with full 
power and authority in our names To ask Demand Sue for Levy 
Require Recover Distrain for & Receive the said Rents, Dues and 
Demands and To Give acquitances & other Discharges for us 
and In our names for such summes as you shall Receive by 
Virtue of these Presents and To Do and act all other thing and 
Things Whatsoever That wee our selves might Legally Do in 
order to the Recovery of the said Rents & Dues as Well already 
in arears or that Shall hereafter become Due before our Repeal- 
ing or Vacating This Presents Commissions by some Writting 
under the hand of the palatine and three more of the Lords 
prop", and the Great Seale of our province Published and 
Recorded in the secretaries office, there, and for what Rents and 
Dues you shall Receive You are to be accomptable to us & Dis- 
pose of the Same as You shall be Directed by us and Wee Do 
hereby Revoke make null and Void all former Commissions 
Granted for the said office. Given at Craven House Under our 
hands & the Great Seale of our province this Eighteenth Day of 
January anno Domini 1710=11 XXXXXXXXXX 
Craven Palatin Beaufort Carteret (broad seal) M Ashley J 
Coleton Danson 

Recorded Aug^* V': 1711 ^ T. Hepworth D^y Sec'-y— 

Intructions for Colonel William Rhett our Receiver Gen'i, ^f 
South Carolina 

We herewith Deliver To you a Commission to be Receiver 
General of that part of our Province That lies South & West of 
Cape feare To Receive To our use all Dues & Rents, Fines and 
forfeitures that of Right belong to us, which Commission as 
also these Instructions You are to get Registered In the Secre- 
taries office in our s'^. Province X X 

You are to Inform Yourself by all means You Can What Fines 
have been set upon any Persons for Misdeamenors In any of our 
Courts, &, to Receive the same to our use and In Case of Denial 



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of Payment, to use all Lawfiill means for the Recovery of the 
same XXX 

You are to Take into your possession our share of Wrecks 
ambergrease and all such other Things as of Eight belong to us 
You are To use all possible Diligence To Inform Yourself of all 
Lands That have been Granted to any Person whatsoever In 
that part of our province In which you are To observe these 
Particulars Viz*. How Much Land Each person Does possess, in 
What Parish, and in What County, by wdiat Rent whither by 12 
pence %5 hundred acres, or Penny ^ acre what any Person To in 
arear, and if above 12 Months To order our attorney General to 
summons Them and on failure of Compliance proceed to prosecute 
them for Recovery of the same all which you are Regularly to 
Enter into your Rolle Book; and like manner all Lands that 
Shall hereafter be Granted and to Transmitt a Copy thereof to 
us once a year XXXXXXXXXX 
You are out of our Monies Diies and Rents You Shall Receive as 
aforesaid To pay to the Respective officers for The Time being as 
hereafter mentioned their Respective Yearly Salaries Avithout 
any pretence whatsoever by Even Quarterly Payments beginning 
from y^ Time of their Entrance upon their Respective office. Viz 
To the Governour for the Time being Two hundred pounds yearly 
To The Chief Justice for y*^. Time being sixty pounds yearly 
To the secretary for the Time being Fourty Pounds yearly 
To the attorney Gen", for the Time being Fourty pound yearly 
And to Richard Shelton Esq. secretary at our Board so much as 
amounts To Forty Pounds sterling Yearly X X X X X 

The Rest That you Receive 
You are To Dispose as j^ou Shall from Time to Time be Directed 
by us X X X 

You are To take to Your self after the Rate of 10 ^ Cent of all 
monies Goods and merchandizes of ours you shall Receive and 
Dispose of according to our order X X X X X 
In your accounts You are to Keep the several articles of Pur- 
chase Money a part by themselves Together with an account of 
the Date of the month, and in what Year the Land was Sold X X 
The severall articles of monies Received for the Rent of Lands, 
You Are likewise to keep seperate and apart by themselves In 
your Rent Rolle, and To distinguish how much of the Same was 
Due at midsumer 1705 and hoAv much mony was Received as 
Due after That midsumer onlv, and This you must distinguish 



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in all your .accounts XXXXXXXXX 
You are To present Your accounts to y^. Gov. and Three of our 
Commissioners for Auditing the same once Every Three months 
& oftener if Kequired to be Examined and approved by them 
according To the form usuall and at the Times of their passing 
Your accounts the money that shall Remain due to us shall be 
Continued In Your Custody that thereby our monies may be 
always Eeady to answer all such orders as wee shall give about 
the same 

You are also to Enquire what forfeited Estates there are of Fel- 
lons, or of Persons Dying Intestate and Leaving no Heires and 
of Right Escheat to us, and take the same into your possessions 
You are always to transmit your accounts to us so approved By 
our Commissioners by the next respective ships with an account 
also of our Cash in Bank XXXXX XXXXX 
In all the foregoing matters, and Whatsoever is of Consequence 
You are To take the Directions and advice of the Governour & 
Two at Least of the Commissioners XXXXX 
You are before your Entry Into your Said office to take the oath 
appoynted by act of Parliament Instead of the Oaths of alle- 
giance and supremacy, and the Test and the oath of Fidelity 
to The Lords Proprietors, and the oath for the Due Execution 
of your Place and Trust, Given at Craven House under our 
hands & Seals this Seventeenth Day of January anno Domini 
17010/11 X X X X 
Recorded. Aug^* 1^*: 1711 
^ T- Hepworth D'y Se^y— 



X X X X X X 


Craven Palatin 





Beaufort 





Carteret 


o 


M Ashley 


o 


J Colleton 


o 


J Danson 


o 



William Lord Craven Palatin The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort, and the Rest of the True 
and absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province 
of Carolina — 

To the Hon^^'e. Charles Craven Esq"", our Governour 

and to Colonel Thomas Broughton Our Surveyor 

Generall of our Province of South Carolina 

Whereas Richard Hughes hath Purchased Five Thousand 

Acres of Land of us, and Paid to us one Hundred Pounds Pur- 

16— H. c. 



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chase Money for the Same, we Doe therefore hereBy Require & 
Comand yoii to Cause to be admeasured & Set out for The use 
of the Said Rieh^. Hughes and his Heirs 5000 Acres of Land 
Acording to the Usages Rules and Customs of our Province 
aforesaid, And you are to Give Directions that Grants for the 
Same may be passed To him and his Heirs accordingly Reserving 
the Quit Rent of Ten Shillings for Every 1000 Acres to be paid 
Yearly to us our Heirs & Assigns for Ever and for so Doing this 
Shall be your Sufficient Warrant — 

Given at Craven house under our hands & Seales this Twelth 
Day of February Anno Dom: 1710/11 

Recorded Craven Palatin (seal) M: Ashley — (seal) 

October the Beaufort — (seal) J Colleton — (seal) 

2'^: 1711 — Carteret — (seal) J Danson (seal) 

P me 
T Hepworth 
D^y. Secy. — 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Palatin, The most Noble 
Plenry Duke of Beaufort, The right Hono^bie ; John lord Carteret, 
the Hono'"'^''^: Maurice Ashley Esq'': S^ John Colleton Barn*. 
John Danson Esq''. — and the rest of the true and absolute Lords 
Prop''^ of the Province of Carolina to our Trusty and well 
beloved Charles Craven Esq''. Govern"", of that part of our Prov- 
ince of Carolina that lies South and west of Cape feare we the 
said true and absolute lords Prop'^^ of the Province aforesaid 
Reposing Special trust and Confidence in the Courage Loyalty 
and prudence of you^y^=Said Charles Craven, Do hereb}'^ Con- 
stitute and appoint you y^ Said charles Craven to be (Dureing 
Our Pleasure) Govern'', of that part of our j^rovince of Carolina 
that lies South & west of Cape feare and you are to do and exe- 
cute all things in Due manner that Shall belong to your com- 
mand and the trust we have reposed in you According to the 
Severall powers & Directions Granted and appointed you by this 
present Commission and our Instructions and by Such further 
PoAver and Instructions as Shall at any time hereafter be Granted 
and appointed you under our hands and Seals, and we do hereby 
further Impower constitute and appoint you our S'^. Govern'', to 
be Captain Generall, Admirall and Commander in Chiefe of all 
the forces Raised or to be raised both by Sea and land within 
that part of our Province aforesaid, & over them to appoint a 



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Lieutenant General or lieu*. Generals in y* Part of our Province 
aforesaid & over y^ S'^. forces to appoint all officers w*soever 
and them to amove & remove at yo^". Will & Pleasure, and to 
Cause the said forces to be exercised in arms as often as you 
Shall see fit, and Ave do hereby Give you full Power and author- 
ity to appoint Governours & lieutenants and other officers as well 
of our Town and Citadel of Charles Town as of all other Castles, 
forsts, & all other places fortyfyed or to be fortify'd w^^in that 
part of our s^. p^'.vince and to do all other things as to a Cap^ 
gener''. or Comander in Chief Doth belong, and we Do hereby 
Authorize and impower you in Case of yo"". Departure from 
thence to appoint a Deputy Govern"", and Governours in that 
Part of our province aforesaid with Such Powers as you shall 
think Necessary Provided the Same be agreeable to & do not 
Exceed those by us granted to your selfe, and to Constitute and 
appoint all and Singular officers and offices in and for y^ Gov- 
ernm'. of y' part of our said Province During yo"^ Pleasure and the 
Pleasure of us the lords prop'^* : — Lastly we do hereby Revoake, 
Eepeal and make void all former Commissions w'soever by us 
Given to any former Govern"", or president of our Said province of 
Carolina or any part thereof. — Given at Craven House under our 
' hands & y^ Great Seale of our Province of Carolina this four- 
teenth day of March Anno Dom : 1710-11 

Craven Palatin — 
Recorded In the Secref^ Beaufort — (y« brocl seal) 

office March the 19— Carteret 

1711/2 M Ashley 

^ me — J Colleton — 



T Hepworth J Danson ■ 

Dep'y Se^y — M: ashley for Joseph blake — 

Instructions for the Hono'^'^'^: Charles Craven Esq"" 

Govern"", of South Carolina./ 
You are with our council to Consider how the trade of that 
Part of our jjrovince Avhich is Committed to your care may be 
by y^ most proper and Legal means promoted and advanced 
and liow the severall usefull and profitable Manufacturers 
already settled in that part of our said province may be further 
improved, and how and in what manner New and Profitable 
Manufactures may be introduced, and you are allso to Consider 
of the best and most effectual means to Establish the fishery of 



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our s^. p^'vince, & w*. encoiiragemt, is proper for us to give to 
Increase the same./ 

You are from time to time to make representations touching 
y^ Premises to us as y^ nature of the Business shall require, 
which said Representations are to be in writing and to be Signed 
by You and the Major Part of the Council. — 

You are to take care that all Acts of Assemblies that have 
been confirmed by us, or Our Predecessors be fairly wrote out and 
Transmitted to us by the first oppertunity: and you are to 
Examine into, and weigh such Acts of the assemblies as Shall 
from time to time be sent or Transmitted hither for our appro- 
bation, and to set down & Represent as aforesaid the Usefull- 
ness or Mischief thereof to her Majesty's Imperial Crown of 
Great Britain, to our Province it selfe, or to our Jurisdiction 
and power Granted to us by the Royall Charter in case such 
law should be confirmed & established by us, and to Consider 
w*. matte's. — may be recommeded as fit to be passed in y^ Assem- 
blies there. — 

You are to Enquire into and Transmit to us an Account of 
all Moneies that have been given for Publick Uses by the assem- 
blies in our Province, and how the same are and have been 
Expended or laid out. and what persons Do, and how and by* 
whom they are impowered to Receive the Same.^ — 

You are by and with the advice and Consent of any four or 
more of our deput^: to Adjourn, Prorogue and Dissolve the 
Generall assemb : as often as you shall think requisite so to do — 
And that there may be no Interruptions or delay in Matters 
of Prosecut". & Execution of Justice in our Courts of Judicature 
w*'\in our s^. p^'ovince by y^ Death or removal of any of our 
Officers employed therein, untill we can be advised thereof, (w^^. 
advice you are to Transmit to us=: y^= first Opportunity) you 
are to appoint others to succeed in their places, & you shall 
make choice of p^'sons of known Loyalty experience, Diligence 
& fidelity to be Imployd for y^ purposes afores^. untill you shall 
have our approbation of them, or nominat". of others from 

hence — /. 

You are with the assistance of Coll : William Rhett Our present 
Receiver Generall, and Commissioners appointed for that pur- 
pose, to take and inspect the Accounts of John Ashby & 
nathaniel Sale Our late Receivers from y*^ time of their being 
put in possession of y^ said office and after you have audited 



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& approved the same to attest y^ Accounts According to y^ form 
Given to Preceding Govern"^^., & Such money as shall be receiv'd 
for =y^= ballance of Such Accounts you are to take perticular 
care y' it be transmtted to us, with w*- Convenient speed You 
can, According as Shall be Directed by Us — 

You are to take great care that the Indians be not abused, and, 
Justice be duly Adminis""^ to them in our Coursts, & that you 
Endeavour your Utmost to Create a firm Friendship with them, 
and to bring them over to yo"^. part for your better Protection 
and defence against =y^== enemy =y^= Neighbouring french & 
Spaniards against whom you are to protect our said Province, 
& we assure You of our utmost Assistance for your Security. — 

You are to transmitt to us as soon as you can Conveniently 
get it handsomely transcribed a full & exact account of Our 
Yearly Rents; w^ they may amount to in the whole, & y^ Per- 
ticular men from whom due, & what from each Men also w^ has 
been receiv'd, by whom, & how applyed & w* land, to whom, & 
for what sold — , 

You are to take Care that all Persons may be admitted to 
Peruse y*^ Publick Record of our Province Provided they make 
such perusal the Place where =y^= Same are constantly kept 

and Pay the Customary and Usual Fees 

You shall Immediately upon Receipt of these presents Issue 
out your Warr'. to Eight such persons as to you shall seem 
most proper Viz*, to four of y^ inhabitants of Colleton County 
& to four of y^ inhabitants of Granvill County to Sound the 
river of Port Royall & to Examine which is y« fittest Place to 
fix a town upon & Return the Same into the Notaries office which 
Return you are to transmit to us as soon as you shall receive the 
same — 

Whereas it was agreed at our Board that =y^= office of Sur- 
veyor Generall of South Carolina wou'd be better Executed 
by =y^= severall Surveyors of =y^= Respective Counties you 
are therefore to Direct Such Persons to be the severall Sur- 
veyors of Each County as to you shall Seem most p^per & y^ 
each of them shall make Such Returns of =y*^= land they shall 
Survey. & sett out, & =y^= Quit Rents reserved for =y^= 
Same into our Secref^^: Office According to =y^= usuall Cus- 
tome of our Province — 

And Lastly we Do require you our said Govern'', to Execute & 
Perform all other things Necessary & Proper for Answering 



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our Intentions in the P' rmisses, & w^'^: shall or may tend to 
—J^— good Governm^ of our P'':vince afores^.. Given, under 
our Hands & seals att Craven House this 6^^. Day of June Anno 

Domi : 1711/ 

Craven (seal) Carteret (seal) 

Beaufort (seal) M: Ashley (seal) 

J Colleton (seal) J Danson (seal) 

Recorded March y^ 26 1712— 

^ T Hep worth Depty Sec^-y.— 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Palatine, The most Noble 
Henry Duke of Beaufort, The Right Honoura^: John Lord Car- 
terett, Maurice Ashley, Esq"". S'". John Colleton Barn^ John 
Danson Esq'":, and =:y^= rest of the true and absolute Lords 
Prop''®: of Carolina, to Arthur Middleton Esq'': send Greeting. 
Wee, out of — y*^= trust & Confidence we have and Repose in 
yo'' Care ])rudence & ability have made constituted & appointed, 
& by these p^sents do make constitute & appoint 3'ou =y^= said 
Arthur Middleton to be a Naval Officer of that part of our 
Province of Carolina that Lies South & west of Cape fear 
hereby Authorizing- & impowering you to take Entries of all 
Ships and Vessells Inward bound to, or outward bound from 
that part of Our Province of Carolina aforesaid you are to hold 
the said office of Naval officer dureing our Pleasures & you are 
hereby Impowered to take such fees Perquisites & Profitts for 
=y^= Execution of your said office as to you by Legal right 
can in any wise belong or appertaine, We Do hereby Revoake 
make null and void all former Commissions by us granted for 
the said Office Given at Craven House under Our hands and 
the Great seal of our province of Carolina This 13*^'. X X Day of 
June Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Eleven./ 
Craven Palatine J Colleton 

Beaufort — (the Broad Seal) J Danson 

Carteret — M : Ashley 

M: Ashley for Joseph Blake 

Recorded March the twenty-Eighth 1712 — 
In the Secret a rys Office ^ Me 

T Hepworth Dep^y Secy — 

Instructions to Arthur Middleton Esq"". Naval Officer of that 
part of our Province of Carolina that Lies South and west of 
Cape feare 



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You are to take Perticular care of the Principall Laws relating 
to the PLantation Trade & to inform your selfe of each of them, 
Viz^ The Act for incourageing & Increasing of shipping & 
Navigation , made in the 12^^. Year of =y''= Keign of King 
Charles — y^ Second y^ Act for Preventing frauds & Regulating 
abuses in =y^= Custom's made in =y^= 14'*^ Year of =y^= said 
kings Reign the Act for Encouragem*. of Trade made in =y^= 
15**^ Year of y'^ Said kings Reign, the Act for regulating the 
Plantation Trade made in y«. 22 & 23 years of y« Said Kings 
Reign, the Act for the incouragem*. of y*^ : East Land & Green- 
land Trades & better Secureing the Rotation Trade made in =y^ 
25'^'' : of Said Kings Reign, and =y'^= Act for preventing frauds 
and Regulating abuses in =y'== Plantat". Trade made in the 7*^ : & 
8'^. years of y^ Reign of His late Majesti William the third : & you 
are to take a Solemn Oath upon your arrivall in our said Province 
of Carolina, that all the causes Matters & things contain^^ in =y^= 
before recited Acts of Parliam*. heretofore passed and now 
inforce relating to Her Majest^^. Colonies & Plantat"^ be 
Punctually & bonafide observed According to the tnie intent & 
meaning thereof — You are upon yo"" arrivall in our said prov- 
ince of Carolina to Acquaint our Govern"" : & Councill there of 
these yo"". Commission & Instructions and you are immediately 
to take =y^= Oaths appointed by Act of Parlam'. instead of 
those of Allegiance & Supremacy, & the Test, & =y^= Oath of 
fidelity to the Lords proprief*. — 

our Will is, that You take Entries of all Ships or vessels In- 
ward bound to, or Outward bound from our said Province of 
Carolina, that you take Account of their Lading their bottom 
(if British or no) w^. men Navigated w.^^^all, & all other Mas- 
ters required of you by y^ Severall Acts of Parliam*. relating 

to trade and Navigation 

You are to Obey all Such Instructions and Directions as you 
shall at any time receive either from us, or from y*^ Comm": of 
her Majesties Customes in London, or from any other Person 
or Persons now Acting, or that Shall hereafter Act by her 
Majesties, Authority, pursuant to, or for the better putting in 
Execution the severall Acts relating to =y^= Plantations — 
Lastly you are to transmit Accounts twice in the Year of the 
aforementioned Entries of Ships & vessels (a form whereof you 
will find Entred upon Record in our said province) to us the 
Lords Prop":, and a Duplicate by the same Conveyance to 



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=y^= ComnV"^: of Her Majestys Customes in London for the 
time being, you are to take especial Notice that all other Laws 
and Statutes (tho. not Mention^ in these Your Instructions) 
that any Way relate to trade & Navigation or concerns any of 
her Majestys P"tations in America must be Duly put in Execution 
According to the best of Your power. Given under Our hands 
& Seals at Craven House this 13*^. XXX Day of June An°. Dom: 
1711. 

Craven (seal) M: Ashley (seal) 

Beaufort (seal) J Colleton (seal) 

Carteret (seal) J Danson (seal) 

Recorded March the 28*^ 1712 In the Secretary's 

O'ffice ^ Me 

T Hepworth D^y Sec-^y; 

John Lord Carteret one of the True and Absolute 
Lords Propriet"^^ : of the Province of Carolina 
To Arthur Middleton Esq-- :— 
Whereas it is agreed by the Lords prop''^ : of Carolina, 
According to the power granted to them by their Charter bear- 
ing Date =y^= 30* : day of June in the 17*^^. Year of the Reign 
of King Charles the second, that each of the Lords Proprietors 
should name a Deputy to be his Representative in the generall 
Assembly & Council of Carolina. I Out of the trust and Con- 
fidence I have in the prudence, Wisdom and Loyalty of you the 
said arthur Middleton, Do hereby constitute and appoint you 
=ye= said Arthur Middleton to be my Deputy Dureing my 
Pleasure, in that part of our Province of Carolina that Lies 
South & west of Cape feare with full Power and Authority to 
Act and Exercise all Such powers and Authorities as to a Lord 
Prop' ^ Deputy do belongs and which are' Consonant to Our said 
Charier and the Laws there passed and Confirmed by Us. Given 
under my hand and seal this 6**^. Day of June — Anno Domini: 
1711. Carteret (seal) 

S"" : John Colleton Bar*, one of the true and Absolute 
Lords Proprief^^. of the Province of Carolina — . 
Read in Councill this 
29 Nov : 1709 

To Collonel Thomas Broughton 
Whereas it is agreed by y^ Lords Prop''^ : of Carolina 
According to the Power Granted to them by their Charter bear- 



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ing Date the 30'^^. day of June in the 17"\ Year of the reign of 
King Charles the 2'^ — That each of =y'^= Lords prop''^. should 
name a Deputy to be his Representative in the generall Assem- 
bly and Councill of Carolina. I out of =y^= trust & Confidence 
I have in =y^= Prudence, wisdom and Loyalty of you the said 
Colonel Thomas Broughton Do hereby Constitute and appoint 
you the said Colonell Thomas Broughton to be my Deputy 
Dureing my Pleasure in that part of Our Province of Carolina 
that Lies south & west of Cape feare with full power to act and 
Exercise all Such Powers and Authorities as to a Lord Pro- 
prietors deputy Do belong, and which are Consonant to Our 
said Charter and the law's there passed and Confirmed by Us. 
Given under my hand and Seal This 14**^. day of April Anno 
Domini 1709— 

John Colleton (seal) 

John Danson Esq'': One of the true and Absolute 
Lords Proprief^^ of the Province 
To Richard Berrisford Esq'' — 

AVhereas it is Agreed by the Lords Prop", of Carolina, Accord- 
ing to the power granted to them by their Charter, Bearing 
Date the 30*^^ : Day of June in the 17*^. Year of the reign of 
King Charles the Second, that each of y^ Lords Proprif^: 
should name a Deputy to be his Representat: in =y^= Gen- 
erall Assembly and Councill of Carolina I out of the trust and 
Confidence I have in the prudence Wisdome & Loyalty of y^ 
Said Richard Berrisford, Do hereby Constitute and appoint y^ 
Said Richard Berrisford, to be my Deputy dureing my Pleasure, 
in that Part of our Province of Carolina that Lies South & west 
of Cape feare with full power to Act and Exercise all Such 
powers & authorities as to a Lord proprietors Deputy do belong, 
& which are Consonant to our said Charter, and y^= Law's 
there passed, and Confirmed by Us. Given under my hand & 
seal this 18*^: Day of September Anno Dom : 1711 

John Danson (seal) 
Recorded March y'^= 19*^ 1712 In the Secretarys 
office ^ Me 

T Hepworth D'y SeC^: 

The Lady Eliz'^. Blake Widdow Relict to the Hon^'e. Joseph 
Blake Esq''. Late Govern"". Deces^^ : & Guardian to The Hon^'^. 



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Joseph Blake Esq""., a minor one of the True & absolute Lords of 

the Province of Carolina . . . . 

To Samuell Eveleigh Esq"-./ 

Whereas it is Agreed by the Lords Prop'^^ of Carolina 
according to The power granted to them by their Charter bear- 
ing date the : 30 : day of June in the : 17'^ : year of 
the Reign of King Charles y^ : 2^: that Each of The Lords 
Prop", should make a Deputy to be his Representative in y^. 
Generall Assembly & Councill of Carolina. I by vertue of being 
Guardian To the Said Joseph Blake minor as aforesaid & out of 
the Trust & Confidence I have in y^. Prudence Wisdom & Loy- 
alty of you the S^. Sam: Eveleigh Do hereby Constitute & 
appoint you the Said Sam: Eveleigh to be Deputy dureing my 
jDleasure to the said Joseph Blake in that part of our Province 
of Carolina that Lies South & West of Cape fear w"'. full 
Power to Act & Exercize all such Powers & authorities as to a 
Lord Prop". Deputy Do belong & w'^'^ are Consonant to our said 
Charter & y^. Laws past & Confirmed by us 

Given under my hand & Seal this 28^'^ : day of March 1712 
Recorded y^: 1: day of Eliz*^: Blake (seale) 

Aprill 1712 
^ me T: Hej)worth 

His Excellency William Lord Craven Palatin. The most 
noble Henry Duke of beaufort, John Lord Carteret, Maurice 
Ashley Esq"": John Colleton Barn*. John Danson Esq^, and the 
rest of the true & absolute Lords prop", of y« Province of Caro- 
lina to George Evans Esq"", we being well assured of y« Care 
Prudence & ability of you the said George Evans have made 
Constituted Authorized & appointed & by these presents do 
make constitute Authorize & apjooint you the said George Evans 
to be during Our Pleasure Attorney Generall of y^ part of our 
province of Carolina that lies South & west of Cape fear therein 
to Act, plead, implead, sue & prosecute all & every person or 
persons w^soever for all debts fines, amerciaments forfeitures, 
escheats, Claims & demands w*soever which now is may or shall 
be due and in arrear to us upon any Accompt w^soever whether 
Rents Revenu's or otherwise howsoever, and to prosecute all 
Matters Criminall as well as Civill, Giving and hereby Granting 
unto you full power and authority in y^. premisses therein to deal 



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do execute & perform In as large & ample manner to all intents 
& purposes as to y^ said office of Attorney Generall doth in any 
way appertain & belong, & we do further by these presents Con- 
stitute order & appoint you y^ said George Evans to be (dureing 
our pleasure) advocate Generall of y^. said part of our province 
of Carolina to sue, implead & prosecute in the High Court of 
admiralty in the said part of our province of Carolina in all 
Matt", as well Civill as Criminal, to have, hold & enjoy the said 
office of Attorney General & advocate General of y*= said part 
of our province of Carolina, & all liberties Priviledges, perqui- 
sites, fees & profitts w^soever thereunto Incident or belonging 
and we do hereby revoke & make null & void all former Com- 
missions Granted for y^ S*^. office Given at Craven House under 
our Hands & y^ Great seal of our province of Carolina this 21*'^. 
day of february An°. Domi: 1710//11 X X X X X 
Craven Palatin — J Colleton 

Beaufort — (y^ broad seal) J Danson 

Carteret — M: Ashley for 

M: Ashley — Joseph Blake 

Instructions for George Evans Esq'' : Attorney Generall of our 
province of Carolina that Lyes South and West of Cai3e feare — 

We hereby Authorize, and give You free Access to all Records 
in the Scretary's Office of Carolina, and to all y^ Records of 
Courts, & to all y« other Publick papers & Records w*soever, & 
in all Matters that shall Concern Us the Lords prop^^^., y*. you 
shall have Liberty by your selfe or your Clarkes to take Tran- 
scripts of y^ same w'^.out paying any fees or reward w'soever, & 
you shall have Liberty as aforesaid to take Copies of all y^ Acts 
of Assemblys past or to be passed. — 

Our Will is, that before any Acts of Assembly be Signed by 
the Governour y^ they be perused by you least Acts be passed 
repugnant to y^ law's of englancl & y^ in case you do signify to 
y^ Goveniour yo*". remarks on y^ said Acts wherein they are Con- 
trary to y^ law's of england, & notw^^.standing y*. y«. assembly 
pass and y*^ goV. Sign y^. s^. Acts you do Transmi Such yo^ 
Remarks to Us y^ Lords prop", in England 

You are to advise w''\ our governour & Councill about a Bill 
for y^ better securing our Quiet Rents, & for y*^ easiest & best 
methods for Collecting our s^. Rents & to p^fer y^. s'^. bill to y« 
first assembly y*. shall then after Sit. 



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You are to take Care of & Prosecute in all Matters relating to 
ye Pleas of y^ Crown, in matters Criminal as treason, murder 
fellony, & all matters Criminal w^soever together with all Prose- 
cutions upon penal Laws, & all Seizures & forfeitures w*soever 
You are also to see and prosecute all such Persons as our receiver 
generall shall signify to you to be Indepted to us, for arrears of 
Rent, or other our Revenues & that Refuse to pay the same, & 
you are to use all Lawfull means for y^ Recovery of y^ Same — 
And that you may be y*^ better Encouraged and enabled to Prose- 
cute & attend y^ business of your office, and for y^ preventing 
Vexatious suits against you, our Will is, & all our Judges sheriffs 
& other officers in Carolina whom it doth or may concern are 
hereby obliged to take notice of y^. same y*. in y«. time of y^ sit- 
ting of y^ General assembly of y^ Council & of any other Court 
Av^soever, & for 2 days before & after you y^. S'^. Attorney General 
shall be free from all Prosecutions & arrest either in yo''. ^son 
or Estate, & that upon no ace*, w'^soever upon any arrest you be 
held to bail but y'. yo"^ Signing an appearance upon y^. Writt 
or Warr'. shall be sufficient and that you do fully Enjoy all 
other rights & Priviledges belonging to y^. office of Attorney 
General as fully & as amply as any Attorney General in any of 
her Majesties Plant"^: in America do or may Enjoy the same. — 
And our Will further is y*. for yo"". better support in y'^ Discharge 
of your office for yo"^ Attending the Council & giveing advice in all 
Publick Matters & Endeavouring to secure our Rights a Sallary 
of 40^. ^ Annum be paid you half yearly out of y^ Publick 
Treasury of Carolina by our Treasurer for y^ time being to Com- 
mence from y^. time of yo''. Entrance on the said office. — . . 
Lastly You are from time to time to Signify to us all Such Mat- 
ters as you shall think may be for y^. advantage of us, and our 

province of Carolina. . . . . 

You are to transcribe and Transmit to Us all Such Acts as have 
passed in South Carolina, which are not in force, and for which 
Our receiver General is to pay you w* y^ Govern'', and Deputies 

or any four of them shall think you Deserve for the same 

You are to follow such Orders & Directions as have at any time 
been given any former Attorney General which the Governour 
and Council or any four of them shall think fit. 

You are before Your entiy into your said office to take the 
Oaths appointed by Act of Parlament Instead of y^ Oaths of 
allegiance & Supremacy, and y^ test & y^ oath of fidelity to y^ 



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lords prop". & y^ oath for y^ due Execution of your Place & trust, 
Given at Craven House und'". our hands & seals this Twelfth day 
of february An°. Dom : 1710/11— 

Craven Palatine (seal) M: Ashley (seal) 

Beaufort (seal) J Colleton (seal) 

Carteret — (seal) J Danson (seal) 

Eecorded April y<^ 23 1712 In y*^ Secref^. office ^ me 

T Hepworth Dep^y SeC^. 

January y^. 23 1710— 
It Appearing to Us that Day from the papers & Narratives 
Eelateing to the Disputes between Colonel Broughton & Colonel 
Gibbes that Colonel Gibbes was Guilty of Bribery & Conse- 
quently Not Duly Elected Governour of South Carolina it was 
therefore Unanimously resolved that no Salary Shall be paid to 
him the Said Colonel Gibbes as Governour of the Same and we 
do Hereby direct That all Such Salary or Sums of Mony as 
Should have been paid Or Were Payable to the Governour of 
the Said Province From the time of the Death of Colonel Tynte 
Our Late Govern"" To the Date of M"". Cravens Our present Gov- 
ernours Commission Be Paid to our Secretary M"". Rich^ Shelton 
or to his Attorneys Or Assigns & Wee do Hereby require our 
Govern''. Deputies, Chief Justice Secretary Eeceiv. Generall & 
all other Officers of our Said Province to be aiding & assisting 
herein Given at Craven House Under our Hands & the Great 
Seale of our Province this : 13 day of March 1711/2 

Beaufort Palatin J Colleton J Danson 

M: Ashley (Seale) Carteret 
Recorded Fullver Scipworth for L^. Craven 

ye. 16 Day of 
July 1712— 

S-": Fulwar Skipwith Barr^. Guardian to the R^ Hon^ie: Wil- 
liam Lord Craven One of the Lords Prop", of the Province of 
Carolina in America./ 

To Charles Hart Esq-" :— 
Wliereas It is agreed by the Lords prop": of the Province of 
Carolina, According to the Power granted to them by their 
Charter, Bearing date the 30'^'^: day of June in the 17'^ year of 
the Reign of King Charles the 2^. : that Each of the Lords Pro- 
prietors should name a Deputy, to be his Representative in the 



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assembly or Generall Council of Carolina; I as Guardian to the 
said William Lord Craven out of the Trust and Confidence I 
haA^e in the Prudence, Wisdom and Loyalty, of You the said 
Charles Hart do Hereby Constitute and appoint you the said 
Charles Hart, to be the said Lord Craven's Deputy Dureing my 
Pleasure, in that Part of the Province of Carolina that Lies South 
and West of Cape fear, with full Power to Act & Exercise all 
such Authorities and duties, as to a Lord Prop", deputy do 
Belong, & which are Consonant to the said Charter & the Laws 
there Pass'd & Confirmed by the said Lords Prop''^ 

Given under my hand and Seal this Ninth day of 

Feb -jy An". Dom : 1712 

Fulwar Skip with — (seal) 
Recorded July the 13'^ : 1713 In the Secretarys Office ^ me 

Thomas Hepworth Dep^y Sec^y 

His Grace the Duke of Beaufort Palatine John Lord Carteret 
and the rest of y« True & absolute Lords & prop", of Carolina 
In America 

To Charles Craven Esq"^ our Govern"", of South Carolina or to our 
Governour & Councill of South Carolina for y^ time being 
It being represented to us Sometime Since y* ver^^ great Wrongs 
& Injuries Were done to us by y^ illegall & Exorbitant Grants 
of Lands in our province of South Carolina Wliereby we were 
Induced to Issue out our orders & Commands that no more Land 
Should be Sold in y* Coloney but Such as Should be Directed by 
our Speciall Warrants Signed at our Board in London yett y^ 
Inhabitants of our Province haveing Earnestly applied them- 
selves to us y' this our order migh In Some Measure be repealed 
& revoked and wee being willing to grant their Requests and to 
Give all due Encouragements to Such persons as Shall come to 

Settle themselves in y* Part of our Province Afores'i. Wee 

do Agree y* y^ S'^. order Should be repealed and we doe hereby 
Consent y* Warrants may be issued out of our Secretary's office 
in South Carolina for y« Grants of Lands According to y^ Accus- 
tomed Rulees & usage of our S'^ Province provided y* Such 
Grants Shall nott Exceed 500 Acres of Land To any one Pur- 
chaser & y' Every 500 Acres Shall be rated proportionably to y^ 
Value of 10£ Sterl: of y^ Currant Money of Great brittaine & 
for Soe Doeing this Shall be A Sufficient Warrant Given at S* 
James's this 21st Day of August 1713 Und''. our hands & Seals 



Beaufort Palatine 


(seal) 


Carteret 


(seal) 


J Colleton — 


(seal) 


J Danson 


(seal) 



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Memorand™. 

The usual & Accustomed Cheif 
Rents Viz*. : of 12 pence for Every 
hundred Acres of Land Which 
Shall be Sold must be Reserved I 
to be Yearly paid by y^ pur- 
chasors to y^ Lords Prop''^ their 

heirs & Assignes for Ever 

Recorded February y^ Eleventh 1713 

Septem--. the 3^ 1713 S-- 

The Publick business haveing called some of y^ Lords Prop''^ 
out of y*^ Town, their Lordships Commanded me to Inform you 
yt at y^ request of y^ Gentlemen of your Province they had Con- 
sented that their order prohibiting the Sale of Land Except 
Such as Should be Directed by Speciall Warrants Signed at their 
Board Should be revoked & their Lordships have Directed 
Warr^^ as usuall for y^ Sale of Lands to be Issued out of y^ Sec- 
retary's office with Such Conditions as are Expressed in their 
Warr* herewith Enclosed to which I refer you 

Their Lordships further Commanded me herewith to Send you 
y« proclamation for Publishing y^ Peace Concluded between her 
Majesty & y^ French king upon y^ Receipt whereof you are forth- 
with to Cause y^ Same to be published In y« usual places of your 
Colony under their Lordships Government & you are to give 
notice to all Privateers & Commanders of Ships within your 
Province to Cease Hostilities with y^ French Kings Subjects 
According to the Tenor of y^ S^ Proclamation I am further 
Directed by their Lordships to Transmit to you a Coppy of a 
Letter they received from y'^ Lords of Trade and Plantations 
wherein her Majesty is pleased to Command y* none of her Sub- 
jects be Sent from any of her Majesty's plantations as Prosoners 
without Good Proof first made of their Crimes and that proof 
Transmitted along with Such Prisoners Their Lordships 

have been pleased to give Leave to M"". Nicholas Trott their 
Cheif Justice in Your province to be Absent from y^ S^ Province 
for So Long time as Some affairs which he has to Negotiate here 
in Great Britaine Shall require his personall attendance on y^ 
Same & their LordP^ have Sent a Warrant to y^ S'^. M-". Trott for 
the Govern'", c^ Councill to Constitute a proper person to be Judge 



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of the Common please & to Grant Comissions of oyer & terminer 
to Some of y'^ Cheif Justices of y^ peace in your province to 
Determin all Criminall Causes Dureing Such his Leave of 
Absence as you will See by y^ afores^ Warr^ When delivered 
to you by M"". Justice Trott as to y« Letf their LordsP^ received 
from you & y^ Councill relating to y^ bounderies between South 
& North Carolina their Lordships tooke y' Matter into y. Con- 
sideration but thought it a Matter of Such Consequence y^ it 
required to be more Maturely Considered of & therefore Ad- 
journed it for that time I Shall Tak Care to Lay it before their 
Lordships at their Next meeting & Shall Endeavour all I can 
to have a Determination of that Matter in your favour I am 

S'' your obedient humble Serv* 
R Shelton 
Recorded Feb-^y y^ 12'^. 1713 

My Lords/ her Majesty is very much Surprised to find thatt 
Several of her Subjects have been Lately Sent hither in Cus- 
tody from Some of the plantations without any Evidence of 
their Crimes which as it is A Practice veiy Injurious to y^ Par- 
ticular persons who fall und''. the Misfortune it is Like wise very 
Derogatory to y^ Hon'': of Her Majesties Governm'. & therefore 
we are Commanded to Signify her Majesties pleasure y* your 
Lordships Give Directions to y^ Govern'', yt he doe not upon any 
occasions Send any of her Majestys Subjects hither as Prisoners 
without good proof first made of y^ Crime & that Proof Trans- 
mitted along with y^ Prisoner we are my Lords 

Your Lordships Most humble Servants 
Whitehall Guilford 

August ye 27*1^. 1712 Th : Meadows 

Ei*. Hon'i^'e. Lords prop''^ of Arth. Moore 

Carolina. J Hynde Colton 

Recorded February y^ 12^^. 17ia 

March y^ 27*^. 1713 

Wee have herewith Sent you y^ heads of an Act of Assembly 
which Avee think Proper to be passed for y^ better Secureing our 
Debts & Cheif Rents to us & for Confirming y^ titles of y^ Tn- 
hal)itants to their plantations & Estates we have Complyed with 
ye proposals y'^ were Sent to us by our Cheif Justice for y^ passing 
Such a Law & have Advanced Yours & Some others Salaries and 



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have Consented to y^ pnblick Buildings Which we think to be 
for y'' honour and Advantage of our Government We being 
Informed of S"". Anthony Cravens Death are Aprehensive y*^ 
Your Affairs upon y* Occasion may require your comeing for 
England And in y* Case have Appointed M'". Robert Johnston to 
Succeed you but wee Shall not Grant him any Comission till 
wee can receive further Advice from you 

Wee bid you heartyly farewell & are your Affectionate Friends 
J Colleton Beaufort Palatine 

J Danson Carteret 

M Ashley 
Hon'"^!^ Charles Craven Esq'' 

Reed Feb'-y: y^ 12*^. 1713 

Johannes Comes Bathe Palatinus Carolinse Reliquisq 
Ejusdem Provincise Proprietores Salutem Cum Serenissimus 
Princeps Carolus Secundus nuper Dei Gratia Magnse Britanise 
ffrancias et Hiberniae Rex, Fidei Defensor Ese Spenali Suo favore 
Dedit et comessit nobis una cum Provincia Carolina? postetatem, 
Gradus, Status, Titulorumq dignitatem et honorum ibidem con- 
stituendi et Erigendi Virosq bene Meritos, ad Eosdem Gradus 
Evehendi eijsq titulis cohonestandi Ordmanq cumq regiminis 
forma a Nobis Stabilita et in perpetuum a Nobis et Successoribus 
Nostris Observanda constitutum sit ut Certus Sit Langravorum 
et Cassiquorum numerus qui Sint perpetui et hereditarii 
Nobiles Proceresque Provincise Nostrse Carolinse Cumque 
Eximius Vir Johannes Bayley Magna Sua Prudentia et 
Industria Magno Erit Adjumento Nobis Virum De nobis 
Tam bene Meritum Remunerare Volentes Landgravum Con- 
stituimus Sciatis igitur quod nos ut Monumentum ^-Eternum 
Gratiae Nostrae et Illius Meritorum Dictum Johannem Bayley 
ad Statum Gradum Stilum Titulum et honorem Landgravi 
Ereximus Prseficimus et Crseavemus ipsumq Johannem Bayley 
Landgravum Tenore Praesentium Erigimus praefacimus et 
Creamus Eideniq Johanne Bayley Nomen Statum Gradum 
Stilum Dignitatem Titulum et honorem Cum quadraginta Octo 
Mille Ingeris terrae Aliisq Privilegiis eidem Dignitati perti- 
nentibus et In ^Elternum Imposuimus Dedimus et praebuimus 
et p''. presentes pro Nobis haeredibus et Successoribus Nostris 
Damns Imponimus et praebemus habendum et Tenendum Eodem 
Nomen Statum Gradum Stilum Dignitatem et honorem Land- 

17— H. c. 



258 

gravi una Cum prsedictis Terris Singulisq Juribus Prte- 
eminentijs Privilegiis et Immunitatibus Eidem Dignitati Per- 
tinentibus Pra^fato Johanne Bayley et Heredibus Suis Secundum 
Tenorem fundamentalium Nostrarum Constitutionum in per- 
petuum Volentes ac per presentes Concedentes pro Nobis Heredi- 
bus et Successoribus Nostris quod Prsedictus Johannes Bayley et 
Hfpredes Sui pra^dicti Nomen Statum Gradum Stilum Digni- 
tatem Titulem et honorem Landgravi Successive Gerant et 
habeant Terrasq pra^dictas possideant et Eorum Quilibett geratt 
habeat et possideat et per Nomen Landgravi Vocentur et Nuncu- 
pentur et eorum quilibet Vocetur et Nuncupetur quodq Idem 
Johannes Bayley et Hseredes Sui pra^dicti Successive Land- 
gravi in Omnibus Teneantur et ut Landgravi Tractentur et 
Eeputentur et Eorum quilibet Teneat Tractetur et Reputetur 
habeantq Teneant et Possideant et Eorum quilibet habeat 
Teneat et Possideat prseclictas Terras Solventes In perpetuum 
proquolibet Tractu Terrse Centum Jugera Continente Duodecim 
Denarios bovse et Legalis Monetae anglise Annuatim Nobis et 
han-edibus Nostris qua Solutio incohanda est sub finem Bienniis 
post ejus Illius Occupationem necnon Dictus Johannes Bayley 
et Hffiredes Sui prajdicti gaudeant et utantur et eorum quilibet 
gaudeat et Utatur per nomen Landgravi Omnibus et Singulis 
Juribus privilegiis pra^eminentiis et Immunitatibus Statui Land- 
gravi in Omnibus rite et Jure pertinentibus In Cujus rei Testi- 
monium has Litteras Nostras Sub Magno Sigillo Nostro Caro- 
lina fieri fecimus Patentes Datum per Manus Nostras Decimo 
Sexto Die August Anno Ore Christianas Milessimo Sexcentes- 
simo Nonagesimo Octavo 
Bathe Palatine Bathe for theHor S^ Jn'^ Colleton W™ Thornburgh 

Lord Carterett\ 
Thomas Amy W'". Thornburgh 

(Loco Sigillo) 
Copia Vera Exam^^. 18'^. Aprill 1713 ^-^ 

Thomas Cooke Not'"^: Publicus"'^ 



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London the 6*'^ : March 1700. 

sy 

At Twenty one Days Sight please to pay this My first of 
Exchange to y^ order of Mess'^ Benjamin Burton & Francis Har- 
rison One hundred Pounds Sterl. Value M''. Edward Haslwell 

Your most humble Servant 
Thomas Amy — 
To John Bayley Esq-" 
Near Neanaugh 
Ireland 

Rec^. the Contents in Account ^'" 15^^. May 1701 Ben: 
Burton & Fran: Harrison 

Copia Vera 

His Grace the Duke of Beaufort Palatin John Lord 
Carterett and the rest of the true and absolute 
Lords Prop": of Carolina in America 
To Charles Craven Esq"" our Govern"" or to our Deputy 
Govern'' : and Councill for the time being of our Province 
of South Carolina — 

Whereas Nicholas Trott Esq'" the Chiefe Justice of our Province 
of South Carolina having affairs W^'^ require his personal atten- 
dance here in Great Britain has apply ed to us for our leave and 
Lycence to be absent from our Province of South Carolina for 
so long time as he may be detained in the Negotiation of his Said 
affairs here. Wee are very willing to grant his request and to 
Continue his Commission dureing his leave of absence, Wee 
therefore hereby Signify our pleasure to you That you do by 
Commission under you hands and Seals Constitute and appoint 
Such person as Shall be Judged most proper to be Judge of the 
Court of Common Pleas till the arival again of the said 
Nicholas Trott into our Province aforesaid and wee do hereby 
further Command You to Grant under Your hands and Seals 
Special Commissions of Oj^er and Terminer and Gaol Delivery 
directed to Some of the Justices of the Peace of our Said Prov- 
ince to hold the Several Sessions and to hear and determine all 
Criminal Causes herein dureing The absence of the said Nich- 
olas Trott And wee do hereby Signify our further j^leasure to 
you that the Sallary of Chiefe Justice be paid to the Said Nich- 
olas Trotts order dureing his said absence bv this our leave at 



the usual Time which he used to receive the Same and for so 
Doing This Shall be Your Sufficient Warr'— 

Given under our hands and Seals at St. James's This 22'^. 

Day of August 1713 

Beaufort Palatm (Seal) 

Carteret (Seal) 

J Colleton (Seal) 

John Danson (Seal) 

South Carolina/ 

The E' hon'-'''^ Charles Craven Esq-- Govrn-- Cap* Gen" 
Admirall and Commend''. In Cheif of South Carolina And y^ 
Rest of y^ True & absolute Lords prop'^\ Deputies whose Names 
are hereund^ Written — 
To The Hon'-we Coll° Rt . Daniell 

Whereas The most noble Prince Henry Duke of Beaufort Palatin 
& ye Rest of the True & Absolute Lords & Prop" of y« Said 
Province have Granted unto Nicholus Trott Esq''. Cheif Justice 
of ye S^. Province Leave and Lycense to Absent himself from y^ 
Province of South Carolina afores^. Dureing his Transacting & 
Negotiating his Affairs In y" Kingdome of Great Britaine And 
Whereas y^ S"^. Palatin & The Rest of y^ Lords Prop''^ Aforesaid 
have und''. their hands & Seals bearing Date y^ twenty Second 
Day of August 1713 have for y^ Preventing y^ Delay of Publick 
Justice Authorized & Impowered us y^ S<^. Govern''. & Deputies 
Aforesaid To Constitute & Appoint Such Person as by us Shall 
be Judged Most Proper to be Judge of y^ Court of Common 
Please Dureing y^ Absence of y^ S^. Nicholas Trott From y^ 
Province Aforesaid 

Wee Therefore y^ Govern'". & Deputies afores"^. reposeing 
Especiall Trust & Confidence in y^ Ability Care Prudence and 
Discretion of you y^ S^. Robert Daniell Have ordained Consti- 
tuted & appointed And by these presents Do ordaine Constitute 
& Appoint you y^ S^ Robert Daniell by y^ Name and Stile of 
Judge of ye Court of Common Pleas in That Part of y^ Province 
yt Lyeth South & West of Cape Fear To Have Hold & Determine 
all Civill Pleas and Causes Arising or happening Within y^ S"^. 
Part of ye Province Afores*^. Giveing & hereby Granting unto 
you ye Said Robert Daniell Full Power & Authority to Doe 
Execute & Performe all Matters Acts and things whatsoever 
Within ye Afores'*. Part of ye S^. Province which to ye office of 



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Judge of y^ Common Pleas Doth in any Wise belong or Apper- 
taine in as Large & ample a Manner to all Intents & Purposes 
as any Judge of y^ Common Please of her Majesties English Plan- 
tations in America May Lawfully Do And To Have & to hold 
the Said office of Judge of y^ Common Pleas afores*^. 

Together with all fees Prequisits and Priviledges with all 
other Immunities and Casualties whatsoever to Said office of 
Judge afores'i. Belonging or in any Wise Appertaining from y^ 
Day Next after y'^ Departure of y'^ Said Nicholus Trott from 
this Province untill y^ S'^. Nicholus Trott arrive againe in y« 
Province Afores''. Unless wee y^ Grantees or Some other Supe- 
riour Power Shall otherwise Direct And we Do hereby Command 
all officers and all other Persons whatsoever on any Wise Con- 
cerned to Take Notice of this Grant & Give Due obedience to you 
y« Said Robert Daniell In y^ Execution of y^ Said office Dureing 
your Continuance in y^ Province 

Given und"^ our hands and Seals this Second Day of 
June Anno Domini 1714 

(seal) 
Recorded June y« S'^ 1714 Charles Craven 

^Charles Hart Sec'y. Charles Hart (seal) 

Ar Middleton (seal) 
Ra (seal) Izard 
Sam: (seal) Eveleigh 
Rich<i (seal) Beresford 

( Loco ) By Rob' Quary Esq"". Surveyor Gen", of her Majes- 
( Sigilo ) ties Customes for the Southern Survey on the Con- 
tinent of America for the Island of Jamaico & all 
the Islands belonging to Providence &c. 
Whereas, there have been Severall Vessells Loaden & great Quan- 
tities of Enumerated Commodities clandestinely, carried from the 
Sev". Rivers, Creeks, & Inlets, belonging to the Province of 
South Carolina, w*^.out due Entity in her Majesties Custom house 
giveing of Bonds, or Payment of the Queens Duty, as y*^. Law 
directs & to the Ruine of Trade in Generall, and. Whereas, no 
other way or meanes can Effectually prevent that & Sev" : other 
Illegall Importations to this Province, but a very Extraordinary 
Quallified officer, with a good Sloop or Yacht, well Fitted & 
Mann'd Capable if Occasion required to Cruize on the Coast./ 



1 JDoe therefore by Virtue of the Sev".. Powers Granted to me 
by the hon'^^'^. the Commissioners of her Majesties Customes 
Directing me amongst Other Things that In Case of any Vacancy 
by the Death Suspension or Avant of any officer of the Customes 
or Otherwise to Depute, & Impower Some Fitt & able Person to 
Serve therein, Finding very great want & an absohite Necessity 
for a Generall Surveyor of her Majesties Customes for the Coasts, 
Bays, Rivers, Creek's & Inletts, in all the Sev^'. Parts of the 
Province of South Carolina, I doe hereby depute & Impower you 
Col°: William Rhett, to Gen^'. Surveyor of her Majesties Cus- 
tomes for the Coasts, Bays, Rivers, Creek's & Inlets in all the 
Severall parts of the Province, of South Carolina afores'^, and that 
you do Immediately Provide, Such a Vessell w*"^. a. Sufficient 
Number of hands for that Service. In Consideration of the Charge 
thereof I Shall Propose & Recommend, to the hon'^'^ Commis- 
sion'^^ of her Majesties Customes an Allowance of One Hundred 
& Twenty Pounds Sterling ^ annum, to be Paid from the Date of 
this Warrant, with a Further allowance, of what more that hon'^'e^ 
Board, shall Think fitt and by Virtue of this Warrant you are 
Gen'l Surveyor of her Majesties^ Customes in the Province 
aforesaid, & all the Rates Duties and Impositions, ariseing 
& groweing due to her Majesty in the said District, by 
Virtue of an Act of Parliament made in the Twenty fifth 
yeare of King Charles the Second Entituled an act for the 
Incouragem*. of the Eastland & Greenland Trade & for the 
Better Secureing the Plantation Trade Whereby you have 
Powder to Enter Into any Ship, Bottom, boat or other Ves- 
sells, as also into an_y Shopp, house Ware house, hostry, or other 
Place whatever, for any Goods Merchandizes or Wares Pro- 
hibited to be Imported or Exported, or whereof the Customes & 
other duties have not been duly paid, and the same to Seize to 
her Majesties Use, and also to put in Execution all other LawfuU 
Powers & Authoritys for the better Manageing and Secureing the 
Said Duties In all things Proceeding as the Law Directs, Pray- 
ing & requireing all and Every her Majesties officers Civill and 
Millitary, and all others whome it may Concerne to be aideing 
and assisting in all things as Becometh./ Given under my hand 
& Seal of Office in Charles Towne this Eighth Day of August 

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In the Tenth yeare of the Reigne of Our Sovereign Lady Anne, 
of Great Britaine France & Ireland Qiieene Anno. Domini. 1711./ 

Eob*. Quary 

S"" John Colleton Barron^ one of the True and absolute Lords 
Proprie'^s of the Province of Carolina in America 

To Nicholas Trott of South Carolina Esq"" Greeting 
Whereas it is agreed by the Lords Proprief^^ of Carolina accord- 
ing to the power granted To them by Their Charter bearing date 
the 30*^ day of June in y« 17''^ Year of the Reign of King Charles 
the Second that Each of the Lords Proprief^ Should name a 
Deputy to be his representative in the Gen" Assembly and Coun- 
cil of Carolina. I out of The Trust and Confidence I have in The 
Prudence Wisdom and Loyalty of you the Said Nicholas Trott 
do hereby Constitute and appoint You the Said Nicholas Trott 
to be my Deputy dureing my pleasure in that part of our Province 
of Carolina That Lyes South and West of Cape Fear with full 
power To act and Exercise all Such powers and Authorities as 
to a Lord Proprietors Deputy do belong and w'^'' are Consonant 
to our Said Charter And the Laws here passed and Confirmed 
by us Given und"": my hand and Seal this 27^*^ day of July anno 
Dom 1711 J Colleton (seal) 

Jan'-y y^ S^'^ 1714 ] 

read in Council j- Recorded the 4**^ of Jan^'y 1714 

and Allowed — J ^ "^e. d^ Bourke 

Depty Secy 

Col°. Rhett./ 

Haveing given you a Power, to be Gen". Surveyor of S°. Caro- 
lina I must referr you for Instructions, to the Generall Ones 
Lodged in the Custom iHouse of this Port, but am obliged in a 
more Especiall manner to recommend to yo'' Care & Diligence the 
Suppressing the Illegall Trade, So much carried on in this Gov- 
ernment in respect, to the Exportation & Importation, So very 
Prejudicial to y^: Queens Interest & Trade in generall; I will not 
Pretend to direct you, in y^. Proper waies & meanes of Effecting 
this great and good Work, but referr all to yo''. known Prudence 
& Conduct You Shall here from me by all Oppertunities & receive 
further Instructions. From. Your most affectionate Serv*. 
August Recorded the 11*^: 1 

9th. 1711/ of Novm--. 1714 |- Robert Quary 

^ Dad Bourke J 



264 

His Excellency John Lord Carteret his grace Henry Duke 
of Beaufort The h: Hon"'^ William Lord Craven The HonW<= 
Maurice Ashly Esq"" : S''. John Colleton Barr* John Danson Esq"" : 
and the rest of the True and absolute Lords ProjD''^ : of The 
Province of Carolina in America To our GoV^, or To our Presi- 
dent of our Council and To our Council for The Time being of 
South Carolina in America Greeting Whereas Nicholas Trott 
Esq'': was Constituted Chiefe Justice of all That part of our 
Province of Carolina that lyes South and West of Cape Fear by 
a Commission und"' the several hands of The Then Lord Palla- 
tine and the rest of the Lords Prop""* of Carolina and under the 
great Seal of our Province bearing date the 8^^ day of March 
1706/7 w'^'^ Said Commission is now of full force and the said 
Nicholas Trott by virtue thereof is at present Chief Justice of 
that part of our Said Province And Wliereas we the said Lord 
Pallatine and Lords Prop" afores^ : do think it Very reasonable 
that our Said Chiefe Justice Should have The Sole nomination 
and appointm^ of a Provost Marshall of the Courts of Assize or 
Gen" Sessions or Gaol Delivery and Common Pleas and all other 
Courts whatsoev"" held or to be held before our Said Chiefe Jus- 
tice who is to Execute all Process Issueing out of our Said Courts 
distinctly from The Provost Marshall Gen", belonging To our 
Govern"" and Council Wlierefore The Lord Pallatin and Lords 
Proprief^ aforesaid Reposeing Special Trust and Confidence in 
The Said Nicholas Trott our Chiefe Justice as aforesaid have 
Authorised and Impowered and by these presents do Authorise 
and Impower him the Said Nicholas Trott our Chiefe Justice 
dureing his Continuance in The Said Office of Chiefe Justice To 
Constitute and Appoint Such person as he Shall Think Think fitt- 
ing To be Provost Marshall of the Courts of Assize Gen" : Sessions 
or Gaol Deliv^ and Common Pleas and all other Courts what 
soev"^ : held or to be held before our Said Chiefe Justice and To 
Execute by himself or his LawfuU Deputy or Deputies Substitute 
or Substitutes all Process Issueing out of our Said Courts gr 
Signed by our Said Chief Justice and Such person So appointed 
by our Said Chiefe Justice to be provost Marshall as aforesaid 
he the Said Nicholas Trott may at any Time at his Will and 
Pleasure remove and to appoint another person in The Eoom 
of him so removed And our Will and pleasure further is that y^ 
person So appointed by the Said Nicholas Trott our Chiefe Jus- 
tice to be Provost Marshall of our Courts of Assize Gen" Ses- 



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sions or Gaol delivery and Common Pleas and all other Courts 
belonging To our Said Chiefe Justice within our Said Province 
of South Carolina Shall have y^ Charge, care, Custody and 
keeping of the Gaol of the Said Part of our Said Province for 
all Criminals and Debtors and all other Prison''^ whatsoever 
Excepting Those Committed by Order of the Court of Chancery 
or Admiralty of that part of our Said Province And our Will 
and pleasure further is that y^ ^son so appointed by our Chiefe 
Justice to be Provost Marshall of his Courts Shall have and 
receive all y^ fees profitts perquisits and Priviledges by Law or 
right belonging To the Provost Marshall that used to Execute 
y^ process Issueing out of any of the Courts belonging to our 
Said Chief Justice 

Given at S* James's und'" : our hands and the great Seal of our 
Province this 8^'^ day of Sep"" : Anno Dom 1714 — 
Carteret Palatin, Carteret for Beaufort ) Fulwar Skipwith 

Maurice Ashley John Colleton, Jn° : Danson C for Lord Craven 
Recorded the 5*^ Jan'y 1714/5 ^ Da^ : Bourke Dep^y SeC^ 

His Excellency John Lord Carteret Palatin his Grace Henry 
Duke of Beaufort, the R* Honi^'^ William Lord Craven, the Hon^'e : 
Maurice Ashley S"": John Colleton Barr*^: John Danson Esq^ and 
The Rest of the Time and absolute Lords Prop* of the Province 
of Carolina in America, To our Govern'' : or President of our 
Council and our Council for the Time being of our Province of 
South Carolina in America Wliereas by our Publick and gen^' 
Instructions given to You our Govern'' of our Province of South 
Carolina Amongst other Things Therein Contained, It is 
Ordered and directed that the Governour of our Said Province 
Avith The Advice and Consent of any four of our Deputies or 
Memb"^* : of our Council may pass and Ratify Laws Now AVliereas 
wee are fully Satisfyed of the ability and knowledge of Nicholas 
Trott Esq'' our Chiefe Justice of our Province aforesaid in y« 
Laws Constitutions and Customs of our Said Province and that 
he has Executed that Imploym': for Several Years with Integ- 
rity and Capacity Wee therefore putting great Confidence in 
him do hereby direct require & Command that for y^ future the 
Said Nicholas Trott dureing our Pleasure Shall be one of the 
Said four Deputies to pass ratify and Confirm our Said Laws 
and that no four of our Deputies Shall be reckoned a Quorum 
for passing Such Laws as aforesaid unless the Said Chiefe Jus- 
tice is one and doth Ratify and Confirm y« Same — 



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Given at S*^ James's und"' our hands and the great Seal of our 
Province this 8*^ day of Sep-^ Ann^ Dom 1T14 
Carteret Pahatin, Carteret for Beaufort (-|-) Fulwar Skipwith 
for Lord Craven Maurice Ashley Jn°. Colleton John Danson 
Recorded the 5*'^ Jau--^ : 1714/5 

^' Dad . Bourke Dep^y SeCy 

His Excellency John Lord Carteret Palatin his Grace Henry 
Duke of Beaufort the R^ Hon^ie William Lord Craven The 
Hont^'^: Maurice Ashley Esq"^: S"^ John Colleton Barr'. John 
Danson Esq"" and the Rest of the True and absolute Lords Prop'^* 
of the Province of Carolina in America To our Gov^ or Presi- 
dent of our Council and our Council for the Time being of our 
Province of South Carolina in America Greeting. Whereas by 
the Death of our Late Soveraign Lady Queen Anne of Blessed 
Memory The Imperial Crowns of Great Britain France and Ire- 
land as also the Supream dominions and Soveraign Right of the 
Provinces of Carolina and all other her late Majesties Dominions 
in America are Solely and rightfully come to The high and 
Mighty Prince George Elector of of BrunsMrick Lunemburgh 
Wee therefore do Hereby Strictly Command and Require You 
our Govern'' or President of our Council and our Council for 
the Time being of our Province of South Carolina in America 
Together with the Militia and with Numb": of others The 
Plant" and Inhabitants of our Said Province of South Carolina 
That You do Immediately as Soon as these Presents Shall come 
to Your hands forth w^^: proclaim that the high and Mighty 
Prince George Elector of Brunswick & Lunemburgh is now by 
the Death of our Late Soveraign of Happy Memory become our 
onely Lawfull and rightfull liege Lord George By the grace of 
God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender of 
the faith Supreme Lord of our Said Province Carolina and all 
other her Late Maj*>^^: Territories and Dominions in America 
Given at S* James's This 8^^ day of Septem'' Anno Dom : 1714 — 
Carteret Palatin, Carteret for Beaufort (X) ffulwar Skipwith 
for Lord Craven Maurice Ashley J Colleton John Danson 

Recorded this 5'*^ Jan-'y 1714/15 
^ Dad . Bourke Dep^y SeC^y 



2G7 

Gent: 

"VYee are Informed that our Chiefe Justice had made a very 
Accurate Edition of the Laws of our Province. 
Our Ord"^^ : to you are that You cause the fairest Transcript of 
the Said Laws to be Laid before You and that our Chiefe Justice 
direct the making Two fair Transcripts of the Same one To be 
Sent to us and the other to remain in the hands of our Said 
Chiefe Justice for our use and that our Treasurer pay for the 
Sums W^i^ our Chiefe Justice Shall Ord'' : the Clerks to be allowed 
not Exceeding four Score pounds^ — 

Wee have heard Comph^ from Several heads of an Act that you 
have passed Called Your Bank Act Wee recomend it to you to 
Consider of Some Expedient to p"" :vent the Mischiefs of that Act 
least upon further Comp^® : Avee Should be forced to Kepeal y*^ said 
Act it being very prejudicial to Trade So wee bid you heartily 
farewell and are your very Loving friends : Carteret Palatin Car- 
teret for Beaufort, ffulwar Skipweth for Lord Craven Maurice 
Ashley, J Colleton, John Danson 
S* James's Sep^ y^ 8'^ 1714 

His Excellency John Lord Carteret Palatin and the rest of the 
True and Absolute Lords Prop" of the Province of Carolina in 
America 

To Coll AYilliam Rhett our Receiv'": Gen": of our 

Province of South Carolina 
These are to Require and Command you to pay or cause to be 
paid out of our Monies in Y^our Hands Unto Nicholas Trott 
Esq"^ our Chiefe Justice of South Carolina The Sum of one hun- 
dred pounds ^ Annum dureing his Continuance in the Said 
OiRce to be paid him quarterly being So much Allowed him by 
us as a yearly Sallary for his being Chiefe Justice of our Said 
Province The said Sallary of Chief Justice to Commence from 
the date hereof 

And that you do also pay unto our Said Chiefe Justice at the 
Rate of Twenty five pounds ^ Ann for his finding a Clerk of 
the Crown or Sessions and Common Pleas And that you do also 
pay for the Expenses at the Gen'' Sessions to be held there in 
Each Y^ear fifteen pounds Each And to the Ministers Appointed 
by the Chiefe Justice to preach y^ Sessions Sermons Each five 
pounds and for Expenses' at the Court of Common Pleas To be 
heald four Times Every Year fifty Shillings Each Court And 



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for Your So doing this Shall be Your Sufficient Warr' Given 
und'. our hands and Seals this 8'^' day of Septem'' in the Year 
of our Lord 1714 — 



P. S. Carteret Pal" : 


(X) 


You are likewise to pay or Carteret for Beaufort 


(X) 


cause to be p^ : one hund'^'^ : ffulw'' Skipw^'^ for L^. 




pounds for the Expence of y^ Craven 


(X) 


proclamation of the King Maurice Ashley . 


(X) 


J Colleton . . 


(X) 


John Danson . 


(X) 



Maurice Ashley Esq'' one of the True and absolute Lords 
Prop" of Carolina 

To Joseph Boon Esq-": 
Whereas it is agreed by The Lords Prop^'s : of Carolina according 
to The power granted them by their Charter bearing Date the 
30*'^ of June in the Seventeeth Year of the reign of King Charles 
The Second that Each of the Lords Prop''* : Should name a Dep*y 
To be his representative in the Gen" Assembly and Council of 
Carolina I out of the Trust and Confidence I have in y^ Pru- 
dence Wisdom and Loyalty of you the Said Joseph Boone Do 
hereby Constitute and Appoint You the Said Joseph Boone dure- 
ing my pleasure in that part of our Province of Carolina that 
lies South and West of Cape ifear with full power To act and 
Exercise all Such power & Authorities as To a Lord Prop" 
Deputy doth belong and w<^^ are Consonant To our Said Charter 
and the Laws there passed and Confirmed by us Given under my 
hand and Seal this 5^1^ of NoV 1712— 

M. Ashley ( X ) 
Kead and allowed in Councill 
The 8th day of Feb'-y : 1714/5 

Recorded this 16^^ day of ffeb'"y 1714/5 

^ Dad . Bourke Depty Se^y 

The Heads of an Act for Securing y^ Lords Proprietors Quit 
Rents and all Other their Dues and for confirming y«. peoples 
Titles to their Lands &c^ 

1^^ . . That some persons be Appointed by The Assembly who 
Shall be attended by a Surveyor to go to Every Settlement & 
Plantation throughout the Province 



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2diy _ That the Same persons have power to Survey y^ Land of 
any Plantation whatsover 

S^'y . . . That Every Person Shal be Oblig*^. to pay one penny ^ 
Acre for all the Land they are possess'd of unless they can Show 
y* Thej' hold their Land by Some other or less Tenure. 
4**^'y . . . That if upon Examination it Shal be found y' any person 
hold at One penny an Acre who was thought to hold by a purchase 
grant at Twelve pence ^ 100 Acres the Rent of which have 
been omitted to be paid So Long as y* The arrear may Come to 
more than the Land is Worth that upon Taking out a purchase 
Grant and Paying one fifth part of his arrears to our Receiver 
his Title Shall be confirmVl to him for Ever; 
5*^^y . . . that Upon Such Survey made of y^ whole province and 
an Exact Rent roll being made that the Lords may have their 
Rents for the futere exactly Paid, that all Persons be obliged to 
Com.e to Town and Pay Their Rents punctually on Every first 
day of December y'^ in Case any one Elapse the Time four 
mounths he Shall forfeit the fourth part of the Rent he was to 
Pay and y^ Like forfeiture for four months more that he Shall 
Elapse the Time of Payment the s'^. forfeiture to be One halfe 
to y^ Lords, and the Other halfe to be devided between the 
Receiver Gen^^ : & y^ attorney Gren^^ : y* Sues for y^ Same 

The Lords Receiver Gen'' : to have j^ower in y^ Name of y^ 
Lords prop" : Either to Seize for the Said Rent and forfeiture or 
else in his Own Xame but for the use of the Lords to bring an 
Action of Debt not Only for the rent but also for the forfeitures 
for every four months. Elapsed all in One action & y*^ y^ said 
Receiver Shall have Liberty either to take out a Common writ 
and arrest the joerson or else to take out a Summons out of the 
Court of Common pleas which be left at y^ Persons' dwelling 
House or usual place of Abode Shal be as Sufficient to make him 
a party Court to answer y« s*^. Suit as if he had been Arrested for 
y^ Same 

(;thiy That the persons who Shall be appointed by act of 

Assembly Shal be obliged Gratiss to make a return of each per- 
sons Land the Number of Acres and the Exact Buttings & 
boundings of the Same into the Secretarys office & the Same 
there to be but upon Record in a distinct Book provided for that 
Purpose & a Duplicate to be kept in Some other convenient place 
& a third book transmitted to y^ Lords proprietors in England 
W^'^ Records, or attested copies from the same Shall be given in 



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Evidence for y^ Benefit of y^ several & respective proprietours & 

Planters. 

7thiy That All Arrears of rents & all Other Standing Debts 

being gotten in & the Same being added to what Shal be then 
remaining in y hands of y^ Lords propriet": Receiver General 
y' after deducting all Necessary Charges for y« making Such 
Survey of y^ whole province and every particular persons Lands 
in y^ same & making Exact Rent rolls & Recording y^ Same as 
before directed that y^ remaining Ballance Shall be disposed of 
as followeth 

One Thousand Pounds Shall remain in y^ hands of y« Lords 
receiver General fo the use of y^ Lords prop''^: And also the 
Sum of 700 Pounds for paying y^ Publick Sallaries & all other 
Necessary Charges of the Government for y^ ensuing 3'ear accord- 
ing to ye Scheme of y^ Same hereunder Written 

And then the remaining part to be disposxl off 
1st . . Yor the building a Publick State House w^^ convenient 
Apartments for the Gov"": & Council & the Court of Chancery 
to set in & others for y^ Gen", assembly and also for the holding 
of Publick Courts of assizes & Goal deliveiy & the Courts of 
Common pleas It being a disgrace to the Country & even Scan- 
dalous y* ye most publick Courts of Judicature Should be held in 
a Tavern as they now are & also apartments for the Secrys: 
office & the office for the Clerk of y^ Crown & Common pleas and 
Keeping y^ Records of the Same 

gdij That a good & convenient House be built for y^ GoV: 

& his liawfull Successors Gov": of this province who Shal be 
Obliged to live in y^ Same. 

gdiy That there Shall be a Publick House & prison built for the 
use of ye provost Marshal of this province but then y^ Marshal 
be obliged to pay a reasonable rent for y^ Same Yearly to y^ 
Lords Receiver General for the use of the Lords propriest : 
4"i That in Case there Shall be any Sum remaining after the fin- 
ishing of these buildings y' y^ Same Shal be disposed of towards 
ye Building & endowing of A Publick School for ye use of this 
province 

8 that ye Publick Salaries to be paid according to ye following 
Scheme Viz*. 

£ £ 

the Gov" : Salary w"^ : is 200 to advance 300 

the Cheif Justices Salary 60. _____ 100 



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the Secretarys Salaiy 40 — — — — — 070 

The attorney Generals 40 _____ 040 



Carried Over £510 

Brought over 510 

the clerk of the Crown & Com-] 

mon please to be officiated by one \- — — — — — 025 

person Salary to be J 

the Lords Secretary in England his Salary being] 

40£ ^^: Annum to be Paid in Carolina with y^ dif- [.—60 —60 

ference of money to make it Sterling is J 

For Expences at y'^ Gen'^ : Sessions to be held twice in 

each year 10£ each 20 

For Expences at y^ Court of Common Pleas to be held 

four times Every Year 50£ each Court 10 



625 
Allowing 75£ for ':^xtraordinary accidents which , _„ 

Some times may happen 



£700 



9*^ . . . That y^ Lords proprietors do Give orders to theire 
Receiver Gen^ : to Pay in Carolina for So many Paper Books well 
bound in vellum & ruled as directed for y'' keeping of Records 
mentioned in y^ above articles & also for putting all y'' records of 
y® Secretarys office for the future into an Exact method in dis- 
tinct books. 

As also the records of \^ proceedings of y^ Publick Courts. 
IQt'i .... The Lords prop" : Revenues & dues being thus Settled 
upon a Sure foundation & exact care being taken to Keep y^ 
Same regularly for the future by making additions every Year 
to y^ Rent Roll for all Lands newly granted by y^ Lords accord- 
ing to the method of the former rent Roll y' then Every Year 
the Publick Receivers acc*^®: Shall be examined and Audited by 
persons appointed by y^ Lords proprietors y* out of the Ballance 
of y^. s'^. ace**: there Shall remain a fund of one Thousand 
pounds & the Sum of 700£ to defray the Charges Ordinary & 
Extraordinary for y'^ Ensuing j^ear & then the remaining part 
Shal be Laid by for the use of y^ Lords prop": y^ Same Sum 
to geather with the ace'® : to be Transmitted yearly to their 



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LordP^ : in England or other wise to be disposed of as Shall Think 
fitting and Direct. 

S"" : John Colleton one of the True & Absolute Lords proprietours 
of the Province of Carolina 
To hugh Butler Esq'" : 

Whereas it is Agreed by The Lords proprief^^^ : of Carolina 
According to the Power Granted to them by their Charter bear- 
ing date the 30'^ day of June in the IT"' Year of the Reign of 
King Charles the Second y* Each of the Lords propriety's : Should 
Name A Deputy to be his Representative in the Gen' : Assembly 
& Council of Carolina I out of y^ Trust and Confidence I have in 
the prudence Wisdom & Loyalty of you the said Hugh Butler 
do hereby Constitute & appoint you y^ said Hugh Butler to be 
my Deputy during my pleasure in y* part of our province of 
Carolina y* Lies South and West of Cape Feare w*. full power to 
act & Exercise all Such powers & authorities as to a Lords pro- 
prietors. Deputy do belong & which are Consonant to Our s'^: 
Charter & y« Laws there pass'd & confirm'd by us. Given under 
my hand & Seal this 9"\ day of April anno Domini 1714 

J Colleton ( X ) 

His Excellency the Most Noble Henry Duke of Beaufort Palatin 
the Rt Honbi^ John Lord Carteret, the R* HonW'^ : William Lord 
Craven, the Hon^^'^ Maurice Ashley Esq"" : S"" John Colleton Barr* 
John Danson, And the rest of the True and absolute Lords 
Prop""^ of Carolina To Edward Brooke Esq"" Greeting Wee out of 
the Trust and Confidence M^e have and repose in your care ]3ru- 
dence and ability, have made constituted and Appointed And by 
these Presents do make Constitute and Appoint You the said 
Edward Brooke to be Naval officer of that part of our Province 
of Carolina That lies South and West of Cape ffear hereby 
requiring and Impowering You to take Entries of all Ships and 
Vessels inward bound To or outward bound from that part of 
our said Province of Carolina To have and To hold the said 
office of Naval officer dureing our Pleasure Together with all 
ffees Perqusites and Profitts to the said Office Appertaining And 
Wee do hereby revoke and Make Null and void any former Com- 
mission by us given for the said Office Given at S* James's under 



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our hands and the Great Seal of our Province of Carolina This 

5^^ day of May 1714 

Beaufort Palatin ( X ) 

Carteret 

ffulwar Skipwith for Lord 

Craven 

M: Ashley 

Kecorded this 6*^^ May 1715 John Danson ( X ) 

^ Dad . Bourke 

Carolina ss 

To all to whom these presents shall Come I the hono'^^'e 
Charles Craven Esq"'. Govern'' & Ordinary of South Carolina 
Send Greeting &c 

Whereas John Rodolphus May late of Craven County Gen*. 
died lately in this Province intestate, leaving his v^ife M". Eliza- 
beth May his now Widow and relict to whom the Administra- 
tion of all and singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and 
Credits of the said deceas'd doth of right belong And whereas by 
reason of the great distance the said Elizabeth May lives from 
Charles Town, she is not able to Travel thither and because of the 
great Sickness which now infests the said Town she is afraid 
to venture to come down to enter into Bonds of Administration 
of the goods &c of the s"^. deceas'd as the Law directs & requires 
in such Cases, and I the said Govern"" : being walling that no detri- 
ment or damage might thereby accrue to the Estate of the said 
deceased Know yee therefore that for the reasons afores*^. and 
for divers other causes and considerations me at this time espe- 
cially moveing Have as I by these presents Do Make ordain Con- 
stitute and appoint Rene Ravenel of Berkly County Esq"", my 
true lawful and undoubted Attorney in this behalfe Giveing and 
by these prents Granting unto my said Attorney full power and 
lawful Authority for me and in my name to take and receive of 
the said Elizabeth May as her Act & Deed and as Administratrix 
as afores'^. a certain writeing obligatory or Bond of Administra- 
tion in the usual Form, hereunto annexed, with two sufficient 
Securities to be bound with her in the said Bonds which my said 
Attorney is to return into the Secretaries Office duly executed & 
attested with all convenient speed in Order that Letters of 
Administration may be made ready and granted to the Said 
Elizabeth May as the Law requires & directs Ratifying what my 

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said Attorney shall lawfully do by virtue of these Presents. In 

Witness whereof I the said Govern'' have hereunto sett my Hand 

& Seal this seventeenth day of March Anno Dom. ^ " ^ , 

lir2/ 
Sealed & Deliverd in ^ 

the Presence of/ Charles Craven ( X ) 

T Hepworth D^y Sec^y^ 

South Carolina/ 

Know all Men by these presents That Wee 
Elizabeth may Widow, henry noble & Peter S^ Julien Are held 
& Firmly Bound unto y^. Hon^'^ Coll°. Charles Craven Esq'". 
Govern"". In the full & Just Sum of Two Thousand pounds Sterl^: 
to be paid To the Said Govern'^. or his Successors his or their Cer- 
tain Attorneys Or Assigns to the which payment AVell & Truely 
to be made we Bind us Every & Either of us our & Every & 
Either of our Heirs Executors & Administrators for the whole & 
In the whole Joyntly And Severall firmly by these presents Sealed 
with our Seales & Dated the :22ti\ . j)^j ^f March— Anno Dom". 
1711/12— 

The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if the Above boun- 
den Elizabeth May Widow Administratrix of all & Sin- 
gular the goods & Chattels Rights & Credits of John Eodolphe 
May deceased Do make or Cause to be made a true & FaithfuU 
Inventory & appraism^ of all & Singular y^ goods & Chatties 
rights And Credits of the Said Deceas'i as far as she Shall have 
Knowledge of Well & Truely & faithfully appraised by three 
Sufficient freeholders upon There oaths & y«^. Same under their 
hands return into the Secretarys office within Ninety Dayes after 
the date hereof & y* y^. Said Adminiss^. do Well & Truly Satisfy 
& pay all & Every y^. Said Dece'd Debts so farr as The Estate 
Shall amount unto & the Law binds her to the R*. Hon*''^. y^. 
Lords prop''^ & all other persons w^soever as an administrate, 
ought to do And the Law binds & y*^. the administrate', do render 
an ace*, of her adminisstraTorship when She Shall be thereunto 
required by y^. R^ Hon"^. the Lords Prop", their Gov"", or Coun- 
cil for the time being or to any ^son or ^sons Claiming Any 
Right or Title thereunto (if Occasion be), and do in all other 
Things According to y^. True intent & meaning of y^ Statute mad 

iThis document is not recorded in tlie book, but is an original tliat has 
been pasted in. 



275 

in the 22 : & 23 year of the reign of our Late Sovereaign Lord 
King Charles the Second of England &'^°. (Cap*. 10) & the form 
of the Condition therein Contained as an administrator ought To 
do & well & Truly Save harmless the Lords prop''^ their Gov. & 
all other officers & ministers against all ^sons Whatsoever by 
reason or means of the Said Elizabeth May widow — Being 
Adm''. as afores"^. then this obligation to be Void or Else to 

remain In full force & Vertue — . . . . 

Sealed & Delivered Elizabeth May O 

In the presence of Henry Noble O 

David Peyre 
Charles Pasquereau Peter de S^ Julien/ O 

Soth Carolina Ss/ 

To all to whom these presents shall come I the 
hon'^'''^. Charles Craven Esq"". Governs General Admiral and 
Comander in chief of South. Carolina and Ordinary of y^. same 
Send Greeting &^'' 

Whereas Stephen „ — ,, — Mailhett Son of Peter Mailhett both 
deceased, died lately in this Province being an Infant and Grand- 
son to Judith ., — „ — Pettineau wife of John Pettineau of 
Berkly County Planter to w'='^. said Judith the Administration 
of all and singular the goods and Chattels Rights and Credits 
of the said Infant doth of right and as next of Kin belong and 
appertain And whereas by reason of the great distance the said 
John Pettineau & Judith,, — his said wife live from Charles. 
Town and the very great infirmities and constant Sickness said 
Judith Laboureth under she is not able to come to Charles Town 
without a manifest and apparent Hazard of her life and there 
to Enter into Bond of Administration of y^. goods &'^. of y^. said 
infant Stephen Mailhett as the Law directs and requires in such 
cases,, and I the said Govern ■■. being willing that no Detriment 
or damage might for want of granting Letters of Administration 
happen to the Estate of the said Stephen Mailhett Know Yee 
that for the reasons aforesaid and for divers other good causes 
and considerations me at this time especially moveing Have as I 
by these presents Do make ordain constitute and appoint M"". 
John Harleston of the County afores'^. my true lawful and 
undoubted Attorney and Agent in this behalfe Giveing and by 
these presents Granting unto my said Attorney full power and 

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276 

lawful Authority for me and in my Name to take and receive of 

and from the said John Pettineau and Judith his wife as 

their Act and Deed as Administrate a certain writeing Obligatory 
or Bond of Administration in the usual Form as the same is here 
before written and hereunto annexed with one or more sufficient 
Securities to be bound with them in the said Bond which my 
said Attorney is to return into the Secretarie's Office duly Exe- 
cuted and Attested with all convenient Speed to the end that 
Letters of Administration may be made ready and granted to the 
said John Pettineau and Judith his wife In Witness whereof I 
the said Govern'', have hereunto sett my hand & seal the four- 
teenth day of Novemb''. Anno Dom. 1713./ 
Sealed and delivered in 

the presence of Charles Craven^ O 

T. Hepworth Dy SeC^y 

Carolina Ss 

Know all men by these presents that AVe John Pettineau of 
Berkly County Planter and Judith X my wife grandmother 
of Stephen Malhett deceased and Nicholas Myrant X X X of 
the same County Planter are held and firmly bound unto the 
hono'^''^^. Charles Craven Esq"". Govern''. &^. in the full and just 
Sum of two thousand pounds Curr'. money to be paid to the said 
Governour or his successors his or their certain Attorneys or 
Assignes to the which payment well and truly to be made we 
bind our selves and either of us joyntly and severally our and 
every and either of our Heires Executors and Administraf^ for 
the whole and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with 

our seals and dated the Twenty forth • day of November 

in y^. year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirteen 
The Condition of the Obligation is such that if the above bound 
John Pettineau & X Judith X his wife Administrat'* of all and 
singular the goods and chattels rights and Credits of y^. said 
deceased Stephen XX Mailhett do make or cause to be made a 
true and faithful Inventory and appraisment of all and singular 
the goods & chattels Rights and Credits of the said deceased as 
far as they shall have knowledge of well truly and faithfully 
appraised by three sufficient Freeholders upon their Oaths and 
the same under their hands return into the Secretarie's Office 

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within Ninety daies after the date hereof and tlie said Adminis- 
trat"^* do satisfy and pay all and every the said deceased's debts 
as far as the Estate shall amount unto and the Law binds them 
to the R^ Hono'^*''^ the Lords Propriet" and all other persons 
whatsoever as Administraf^ ought to do and the Law binds them 
and that the said Administraf^^ do render an account of their 
Administration when they shall be thereunto required by the R'. 
Hono""^'^. the Lords Proprief* their Govern"" & Council for the 
time being or to any person or persons claiming any Right or 
Title thereunto (if Occasion be) and do in all other things accord- 
ing to the true intent and meaning of the Statute made in the 
twenty second and twenty third years of the reign of our late 
Sovereign Lord King Charles the second of England &^ Chapter 
the tenth and the Form of the Condition therein contained as an 
Administraf ought to do and well and truly save harmless the 
Lords Propriet" aforesaid their Govern"' and all other Officers and 
Ministers against all persons w^hatsoever by reason or means of 
the said John Pettineau and X Judith X his wife being Admin- 
istrate as aforesaid Then this Obligation to be void and of none 
effect or else to remain in full force and Virtue^ 
Sealed and Delivered 

in y^ presence of/ Jean Petineau O 

Anthony Bonneau Judith Petineau O 

James Nicholas Mayrant Nicholas Mayrant O 

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pasted in. 



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INDEX. 



Acts, 62-65, 70, 102, 103, 105, 114. 
116, 117, 122, 136, 137, 138, 139, 
140, 147, 148, 149, 150, 155, 189, 
192, 193, 194, 207, 238, 241, 244, 
247, 251, 252, 256, 262, 267, 268. 
(See Bills.) 

Admiral, 9, 10, 37, 82, 119. 160, 225. 
242, 275. 

Admiralty, 121, 176; High Court of 
the, 113, 119, 134, 147, 148, 149. 
169, 215, 251, 265; Judge of the, 
120, 124, 131, 138; Deputy Judge 
of the, 120, 122, 124, 131, 138; 
Marshal of the, 10, 122, 123, 124; 
Fees of the, 136, 138. 169 : Appeal 
from the, 150-151. 

Africa, 208, 209(2). 

Albemarle, George (Monck), Duke 
of (16.. -1088), Lord Proprietor, 
33, 39, 43, 68, 73, 76. 

Albemarle (settlement), 29, 80. 

Albemarle County, 13(2), 30(2), 31, 
93(3), 169. 

Albemarle River, 13. 

Aliens, 85, 87. 97, 99, 100, 116; 
Descent of laud of, 60-61, 63-64; 
Act making free, 102. (See 
French. ) 

Allegiance, Oath of. 100. 

Ambergris, 166, 196. 217. 240. 

Ammunitions, 178. 

Amory, Jonathan, 35, 104, 129, 144: 
Commission as Advocate in the 
Court of Admiralty, 118-119; 
Public Receiver (Treasurer), 129, 
144. 

Amy, Thomas, Lord Proprietor, 
4(2), 6, 8, 17(2), 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 
27, 29, 33(2), 39, 40, 41, 42. 43. 4Cr, 
47, 48(3), 49(4). 50(4), 56(2), 57, 
58(4), 59(3), 60, 61, 65, 66(4), 68, 
70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 
83, 84, 88, 91, 98, 7 -Hi. 107(2), lOS, 
110, 111, 112, 113(2), 114, 115, 142. 
146, 165. 258, 259. 



Anne, Princess, of Denmark. 158 ; 
Queen, 157, 208, 263, 266. 

Appalachian Mountains, 73. 

Appeals from the Plantations, 150- 
151. 

Archdale, John, 73,79(3) ; Guardian 
for his son Thomas, a Lox'd 
Proprietor, 6, 8, 17(2), 18, 22, 23, 
24, 25, 29, 30, 33(2), 45, 46, 48. 60, 
66, 68, 72, 74. 76, 77, 79, 86(2). 

111, 112 ; Commission as Gov- 
ernor, 81-83; Governor, 80-86, 88, 
91, 92(2), 93, 94. 95-96, 96, 98-99, 

112, 116, 145, 146, 167, 169; Lord 
Proprietor, 186, 188. 190. 191, 192, 
194(2), 198, 202. 

Archdale, Thomas, Lord Proprietor, 
6, 8, 17(2), IS, 22, 23, 24, 25, 46. 
47, 47-8, 48(2), 49(4), 50(4), 
50(2), 57, 58(4), 59(3), 60, 66, 68, 
72, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 86(2), 112; 
Sale of Proprietorship by, 92. 

Ash, Mr., 171, 175. 

Ash by. John, Receiver General, 184, 
244 ; Commission as, 191 ; Instruc- 
tions for, 196-198. 

Ashepoo, Cassique of, 73. 

Ashley, Anthony, Lord, Earl of 
Shaftesbury (1621-1683). Lord 
Proprietor. 81. 

Ashley, xVnthony, Lord ( 16 . . -1699 ) , 
Lord Proprietor. 6. 7, 17(2), 18. 
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33(2), 46. 
47(2), 48(2), 49(4), 50(4), 56(2). 
57(2), 58(4), 59(3), 60, 61, 65, 
66(4), 68, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 
83, 84, 98, 107(2), 109, 110, 111, 
112, 113(2), 114, 115, 142, 147. 

Ashley, Maurice, Lord Proprietor. 
147, 154. 155, 157, 158(2). 159, 160. 
162, 164, 165, 167, 171(2), 172, 173, 
174, 175(2), 176. 177, 180, 182, 
183(2), 184, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 
194(3), 198, 202-203, 208, 210, 211, 
212. 213. 214, 215(2), 216(2), 218, 



280 



219(2), 220, 223, 224(2), 226, 227, 
228, 220, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234(2), 
235, 236(2), 238(2), 239, 241, 
242(2), 243, 246(3), 248, 250, 251, 
253(2), 264, 265(2), 266(3), 267, 
268 (2), 272, 273; Agent for 
Joseph Blake (1700-1751), 211, 
214. 224, 226, 229, 243, 246, 251. 

Ashley River. 54, 65, 74, 93, 115, 118. 
121, 122, 138, 143, 146, 148. 

Attorney General, 145, 166(2), 196, 
197, 217(2), 240, 269; Salary of, 
171 ; Trott, 113, 116, 167 ; Wiging- 
ton, 132; Evans, 190, 250-253; 
Saunders, 215. 

Attorneys, 122, 124, 125. 128, 129. 

Austen, John, 115. 

Averitt, Captain, 145, 146. 

Bahama Islands. 146. 153. 176(8), 
177. 

Bank, 241. 

Bank Act, 267. 

Barbadoes, 30(2), 70. 129, 156, 172, 
184, 229, 238. 

Barnwell, John, 185(2) ; Clerk of 
Council, 159(2), 160, 162, 163, 
165(2), 167, 168, 170(2); Deputy 
Secretary, 175, 176, 177(2). 180, 
182, 183(2), 184, 185, 186. 

Baronies, 27, 34, 38, 51, 52, 57, 58, 
180-182, 186, 195, 219, 220. 

Bate, Richard, 183. 

Bath, John (Grenville), Earl of 
(1628-1701), 4, 39, 41, 70; Lord 
Proprietor, 74, 76(2), 77, 79, 81, 
83, 84, 86, 98, 107; Palatine, 106- 
115, 140-142, 145-146, 150, 154-155. 
157, 163-165, 257-258; Agent for 
George, Lord Carteret, his son-in- 
law, 108; Guardian for John, Lord 
Carteret, his grandson, 107, 108, 
110, 112, 113, 115, 142, 155, 157. 
165. 258. 

Beaufort, Henry, Duke of (1684- 
1714), Lord Proprietor, 207(2), 
208, 210, 211, 212, 213(3), 214, 
215(2), 216(2), 218, 219(3). 220. 



222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 
230(2), 231(2), 232(2), 233(2), 
234(2). 235(2), 236(2), 238(2), 
239, 241(2), 242(2), 243, 246(3), 
248, 250, 251, 253; Palatine, 253- 
255, 257, 159-260, 272-273. 

Beaufort, Henry, Duke of (1707- 
1746). 264, 265(2), 266(3), 267, 
268. 

Been, Giles, 151. 

Bellinger, Capt. Edmund, 101 ; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 106, 118(2), 
121, 128, 132, 133, 135, 139, 140, 
143, 145(3), 148(2), 149, 150, 153, 
154 ; Commission as Deputy, 106 ; 
Commission as Surveyor General, 
106-107; Deputy Judge of the 
Admiralty, 120, 122, 124, 131; 
Receiver General, 129, 140, 150, 
168; Narrative of against Trott, 
mentioned, 131 ; Patent as Land- 
grave, 140-142. 

Bennett, Benjamin, Governor of Ber- 
muda, 154. 

Beresford, John, 35; Lord Proprie- 
tor's Deputy, 19, 22, 26(2), 30(2), 
85, 88, 92, 97, 102; Commissions 
as Deputy, 88, 202. 

Beresford, Richard, Lord Proprie- 
tor's Deputy, 222, 261; Commis- 
sion as Deputy, 249. 

Berkeley County, 13(2), 21, 23, 50, 
51, 57, 59, 85, 87, 90, 93, 152, 253, 
275, 276; Sheriffs of, 28(2), 65, 
90(Gibbes). 

Bermuda, 30, 93, 103, 117 ; Governor 
of, 154. 

Berwick, England, 99. 

Biennial Act, 152. 

Bill of Rights, 62. 

Bills, 136, 137. 138, 147. 170, 251. 
(See Acts.) 

Blake, Lady Elizabeth (Axtell), 186, 
231 ; Guardian for her son Joseph 
Blake (1700-1751), Lord Proprie- 
tor, 249-250. 

Blake, Landgrave Joseph (16..- 
1700). Lord Proprietor's Deputy. 



281 



25, 29, 30, 47, 54, 57, 81, 85, 88, 92, 
94 ; Commissions as Deputy, 9, 83- 
84; Commissions as Deputy Gover- 
nor, 89-90, 98-99 ; Governor, 80, 96, 
97, 101-106, 118(2), 120, 128, 132. 
133, 135, 139, 140, 143, 145, 149, 
249; Lord Proprietor, 92, 96, -98, 
107(2), 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 
120, 132, 142, 143, 149; Death of, 
143. 
Blalve, Landgrave Joseph (1700- 
1751), Lord Proprietor, 194, 211, 
214, 224, 226, 229, 246, 249-250. 
Blue Star (sloop), 93. 
Bohun, Edmund, Chief Justice, 109. 
110, 116, 117, 121-128, 129. 131. 
146; Commission of, 111-112. 
Bonneau, Anthony. 277. 
Boone, John, 35. 

Boone, Joseph, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, Commission as Deputy, 
268. 
Bourlie, David, Deputy Secretary, 

263(2), 265, 266(2), 268, 273. 
Boyd, James, 4. 
Boyle, George, 184-185. 
Boyle, H., 157. 

Breholt, Capt. John, 138, 139. 
Bribes, 31, 253. 
Bristol, England, 124, 135. 
Brooke, Edward, Commission as 

Naval Officer. 272-273. 
Broughton, Thomas, Lord Proprie- 
tor's Deputy, 163, 192. 201, 222 : 
Commissions as Deputy, 159-160. 
201i 248-249; Surveyor General, 
232 ; Commission as Surveyor Gen- 
eral, 194-195; Instructions for. 
195-196. 241-242; Controversy of 
with Gibbes, 2.53. 
Bruneau, Arnald, 3(4), 4, 39-40. 41. 
Brunswick, Prince George, Elector 

of, 266. 
Bull, Stephen, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 7, 25, 28, 29, 81, 85. 92, 94. 
97, 101, 102. 103, 104: Commis- 
sion as Deputy, 7. 
Burlington. Lord. 157. 



Burton, Benjamin, 259(2). 
Butler, Hugh, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, Commission as Deputy, 

27'> 



Caledonia, 143. 

Canada, 149. 

Cannon, Robert, 31. 

Canterbury, Lord Archbishop of, 

150. 
Cape Fear, That part of the province 
of Carolina that lay South and 
West of, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 36, 
39, 40(2), 42(2), 45, 46, 62, 68, 69, 
70, 77, 78, 80, 84, 86, 88(2), 91(2), 
95,96,106(2), 107,108(2), 109(3), 
110, 111, 113, 114, 120, 132, 142, 
155, 158, 159, 160, 162, 165, 166, 
171, 172, 173, 185, 187, 188, 190, 
191, 194, 195, 196, 201, 210, 213, 
215, 216(2), 219, 221, 222, 228, 229. 
233(2), 235(2), 236, 237(2), 
239(2), 242, 246(2), 248, 249(2), 
250(2), 251(2), 254, 260, 263, 264. 
268, 272(2). 
Carlisle (frigate), 138. 
Carteret, George, Lord (16.. -1695), 
Lord Proprietor, 4(2), 6, 17(2). 
18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 33(2), 39, 
41, 47(2), 48, 49(4), 50(4), 56(2), 
57(2), 58(4), 59(3), 70, 72, 81, 83, 
84, 91, 98, 107. 108, 110. 111. 113. 
114. 
Carteret, Lady Grace, Acting for 
her son John, Lord Carteret, Lord 
Proprietor, 207, 208. 
Carteret. John, Lord (1690-1763), 
subsequently Earl of Granville. 
Lord Proprietor. 107, 108, 110, 112. 
113, 115, 142, 146, 154, 155, 157, 
158(2), 159(4). 160(2), 161, 162. 
165(2), 167(2), 168, 170, 171(2), 
172, 173, 174, 175(2), 176, 177, 180, 
182, 183(2), 184, 186(2), 187(2), 
188, 190(2), 191(3), 192, 194(2). 
195 (Palatine), 196, 198, 201, 205, 
206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 213, 214, 
215. 216. 219. 224(2), 226. 227. 228, 



282 



229, 230, 235, 238, 239, 241, 242(2), 
243, 246(3), 248(2), 250, 251. 
253(2), 254, 255, 257, 259, 260, 272, 
273; Palatine, 264-268; Agent for 
Henry. Duke of Beaufort, 265. 
266(2), 267, 268. 

Gary. Thomas, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 81, 85. 88, 97, 101. 102, 
103, 105 ; Commission as Deputy, 
86 ; Receiver General, 109-110, 118, 
145, 149, 167; Deputy Governor of 
North Carolina, 189. 

Cassiques, 27, 45, 48, 51, 52, 53, 57, 
152, 169(2), 171, 186; Members of 
Grand Council (upper house), 14. 

Chamberlain, 9, 10. 

Chancellor. 9. 10. 

Chancellor of the Exchequer (Eng- 
land), 150. 

Chancery Court, 12, 147, 265, 270. 

Charles II., 34, 35, 114, 115, 237, 247, 
248, 249, 253, 257. 262, 263, 268, 
275, 277. 

Charles III., of Spain, 178. 

Charles Town, 15, 23(2), 44, 50, 57. 
59, 72. 73, 80(2), 84, 87, 90(2), 96. 
97, 98. 99, 100(2), 101, 102(2). 
103(2), 104, 115, 118. 121(3), 123, 
129, 1.34, 143, 144, 146, 147. 
148, 150(2), 154(2), 192(2), 193, 
207, 225. 243, 262, 273, 275 ; Act to 
prevent swine running at large in. 
63, 66; Wharflng in of land of. 
74, 75-76; Fort at, 100. 102, 144. 
147; Great fire in, 103; South 
Channel of the harbor of, 117 ; 
Epidemics in, 129, 273 ; Provincial 
library in, 136, 137, 147; Preven- 
tion of encroachment of sea on 
wharves of, 147; Great guns at. 
152 ; Batteries in. 152, 185-186. 

Chastaigner, Alexander Thesee. 
Sieur de Lisle, 110. 

Chastaigner, Henry August. Sieur 
de Cramahe, 110. 

Chief Justice, 9, 10, 166, 253, 256; 
Salary of, 197, 217, 270 ; Court of 
the, 36; Bohun, 109, 110, 111-112. 
116, 117, 121-128, 129, 181. 146: 



Moore, 120, 129; Trott, 162-163. 
186-187, 221, 222, 234, 255-256, 
259-260, 261-262, 264-265, 265- 
266, 267, 267-268; Gibbes, 221-222. 
224. 

Church Act, 189, 192. 193, 204-205. 

Church of England. 130, 192. 193. 
207. (See ministers.) 

Clarendon, the Earl of. Lord Propri- 
etor of Carolina, .32. 

Clarke, Samuel, 115. 

Clarkess, Charles, 219. 

Coin, 147. (See Foreign coin, 
money. ) 

Cole, Captain. 103, 104(3), 186. 205. 
207. 

Cole and Been (galley), 151. 

Colleton, Charles. 90. 

Colleton, Landgrave James, 28, 
47(3), 54, 56, 57(2), 95(2), 180- 
184 ; Trustee for Granting Land. 
.3, 4, 18, 41, 43, 47, 72(2) ; Gov- 
ernor, 3, 4. 41, 45, 46, 70, 111: 
Proprietor's dissent to Act depos- 
ing, 18-22. 

Colleton. Landgrave John, 184-185. 

Colleton. Sir John (1679-17. .), Lord 
Proprietor, 76. 81. 83(2), 84, 95. 
98, 107(2), 108, 110, 111, 112(2). 
113(2), 114, 115. 146, 154, 158(2), 
159(3), 160, 161, 162, 165(2), 
167(2), 168, 170, 171(2), 172, 
173, 174, 175(2), 176, 177. 180. 
182, 183(2). 184, 186(2), 187(2). 
188, 190(2). 191(2). 192, 194(2), 
195, 196, 198(2). 201(2), 205, 
206, 207, 208. 210. 211. 212(4), 
213(3), 214, 215(2), 216(2), 218, 
219(2), 220, 223. 224(2), 226, 227, 
228, 229. 2.30. 231. 232, 2.33, 2,34(2), 
235(2). 2.38(2). 2.39, 241, 242(2), 
243, 246(3), 248(2)-, 249, 250. 
251, 253(2), 255. 258. 260. 263. 264, 
265(2). 266(3), 267. 268, 272(2). 

Colleton. Sir Peter. Lord Proprietor, 
.3, 4(2). 6. 9. 17(2). 18. 21, 22, 23, 
24, 25. 26, 27, 29, 33(2), 39(2), 
40(2). 41, 42, 43(2), 44, 45, 46, 
47(2). 48(2). 49(4). 50(4). 56. 



283 



57(2), 58(4), 59(3), 60, 61(2), 
65, 66(4), 68(2), 70(2), 71, 72, 
73, 76, 78(2), 91, 108, 111. 

Colleton, Peter, 220(2). 

Colleton, Col. Thomas, 219; Barony 
of, 231. 

Colleton County. 13(2), 51. 85, 87. 
93. 152, 245. 

Collins. Capt. John. 129. 

Colson, John, 134. 

Coltou, J. Hynde, 256. 

Combahee, Cassique of, 73. 

Combahee River, 13, 101. 

Coming, John, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 47, 54, 57 ; Commission 
as Deputy, 33. 

Commissioners for the Sale of 
Lands, 147-148, 212, 213, 218. 

Commissioners of Trade and Planta- 
tions, Lonls, 101-102, 169-170, 204. 

Commons House, 102, 135, 136, 137, 
'38, 139, 147, 148, 151, 171, 193; 
How elected, 13, 14. 

Conant, Richard, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 25, 29, 47, 57, 81; Com- 
mission as deputy, 8. 

Constable. 9, 10. 

Cook, Lord, 137. 

Cooke. Thomas, 258. 

Cooper River, 54, 219 ; The western 
branch of the T of, 212. 

Coosaw, Cassique of, 73. 

Corn, 41, 53. 57. 61, 73. 

Cotton, 17, 71. 

Council. (See Grand Council.) 

Counties, 48, 51, 52, 53, 63, 75, 93. 

County Courts, 11, 12, 36. 

County Surveyors. 245. 

Courtis, Elizabeth, 147. 

Courts. 5. 11, 36, 38, 46, 76, 83, 117, 
121-128, 136, 138, 144, 147, 148, 
149, 166, 169, 2.39, 245, 251, 256, 
259, 264, 265, 267-268, 269, 270, 
271(2) ; Quarters for, 270; Clerks 
of, 270, 271. 

Craven, Sir Anthony, 257. 

Craven, Charles, Secretary, Com- 
mission as Secretary, 228-229 ; In- 
structions to, 229-230, 243-246, 



254-255; Governor, 241-242, 256- 
257, 259-260, 260-261, 273-274, 274, 
275-277 ; Commission as Governor, 
242-243, 253. 

Craven, William, Earl of (1608- 
1697), Lord Proprietor, 47, 49(4), 
50(4), 56(2), 58(2), 59(3) ; Pala- 
tine, 3-6. 17-19, 21-27, 29, 33, 39-48, 
57-58, 60-62, 65-66, 68-74, 76-81. 
83-84, 91, 98, 108, 111, 112. 

Craven, William, Lord (1668-1711), 
Lord Proprietor, 107(2), 108, 110, 
111, 112, 113(2), 114, 115, 154, 
155, 157, 158(2), 159(2), 160, 161, 
162, 164, 165, 167(2), 168, 170, 
171(2) 172, 173, 174, 175(2), 176, 
177, 180, 182, 183(2), 184, 185, 
186(2), 187(2), 188, 190(3), 
191(2,) 192, 194(2), 195, 196, 
198(2), 201, 205, 206; Palatine, 
206, 207-208, 210-216, 218-220, 
222-224, 226-239, 241-243, 246, 248, 
250-251, 253; Acting for John, 
Lord Carteret, 211, 214, 224, 226, 
229, 230, 233, 235. 

Craven, William, Lord (1700-1739), 
253(2), 264, 265(2), 266(3), 267. 
268, 272, 273. 

Craven County, 13(2), 51, 80, 81(2), 
85, 87, 90, 93(3). 94, 96(2), 99, 
273. 

Cross, John, 151. 

Crowther, , 122. 

Cuba, 138. 

Customs (duties, impositions), 17, 
.34. 71. 116, 127, 147, 148, 247, 248, 
261, 262; Collector of, 87. 115 
(Guerard). 

D'Albert, Peter, 4. 

Daniell, Major Robert, 35, 115(2), 
116 ; Lord Proprietor's Deputy, 
106, 118, 120, 121. 1.32, 135, 139, 
140, 143, 144, 145, 150, 153, 163; 
Commission as Deputy, 108; 
Patent as Landgrave, 163-164, 
186; Commission as temporary 
judge. 260-261. 



284 



Danson, John, Lord Proprietor, 210, 
211, 212, 213(2), 214, 215(2), 
216(2), 218, 219(2), 220, 223. 
224(2), 226, 227, 229, 230, 231. 
232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 
241, 242(2), 243, 246(3), 248, 249, 
250, 251, 253(2), 255, 260, 264. 
265(2), 266(3), 267, 268, 272, 273. 

Dartmouth, Lord, 204. 

DeLonguemare, Nicholas, 41, 42. 

Dearsley, George. Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 153. 

Defenses (forts, batteries, guns, 
etc.), 100, 102. 144. 147, 152, 225, 
227. 

Denization, 87-88. 

Deputies of Lords Proprietors, 34. 
45, 82, 136, 154. 167 (Trustees), 
170, 253; How appointed, 10-11. 
11 ; How vacancies among are to 
be filled, 11, 77-78; How removed, 
10, 26, 30; Blake. 9, 25, 29, 30. 47. 
54, 57, 81, 83-84. 85, 88, 92, 94: 
Bull, 7, 25, 28, 29, 81, 85, 92, 94. 
97, 101, 102, 103, 104; Conant, 
8, 25, 29, 47, 57, 81; Grimball, 7. 
25, 29, 47(3), 54. 56(2), 57(2), 81. 
85 ; Coming, 33, 47, 54, 57 ; Thomas 
Smith (16.. -1694), 8, 25, 29, 54. 
56, 57(2) ; Thomas Smith (1664- 
1738), 202; George Smith, 202. 
221, 222; John Beresford, 19, 22. 
26(2), 30(2), 85, 88(2), 92. 97. 
102, 202; Richard Beresford, 222. 
249, 261 ; Muschamp, 19, 22, 26(2) ; 
Harris, 19. 22, 26(2) ; Hawett, 81, 

85, 92, 94. 97, 101, 102. 103, 104. 
105; Gary, 81. 85, 86, 88, 97, 101. 
102, 103. 105; James Moore. 85. 

86, 92, 94, 95, 97, 101, 102, 103, 
104, 105, 106, 118(2), 121, 128, 132, 
133, 135, 139, 140. 145, 1G3, 175; 
Joseph Morton (16.. -1721), 91. 
97, 101, 105, 118 (2), "121, 133, 135, 
139, 140, 143, 148, 150, 163; John 
Morton, 105; Daniell, 106, 108, 
lis, 120, 121, 132, 135, 139, 140. 
143, 144, 150, 153, 163; Gibbes, 
108-109, 118, 120, 121, 128, 143, 



145, 148, 149, 150, 153, 154; Le- 
Noble, 109, 118, 128, 132, 133, 135, 
139, 140, 145, 147, 148(2), 149. 
150, 153, 154, 163, 192; Bellinger, 
106, 118(2), 121, 128, 132, 133. 
135, 130, 140. 143, 145(3), 148(2). 
149, 150, 153, 154; Wick, 148(2), 
149 ; Parris, 153, 154 ; Dearsley, 
153; Broughton, 159-160, 163, 192, 
201, 222, 248-249; Trott, 170, 192, 
203; Middleton, 248, 261; Hart, 
237, 253-254, 261; Eveleigh, 250, 
261 ; Izard, 2G1 ; Boone. 268 ; But- 
ler, 272. 
Deputy Governor. 82. 98. 161; 

Blake, 88, 98-99. 
Deputy Secretaries : Hobson, 6-9, 
17-18, 22-23, 25-27, 29, 33, 35, 43, 
64-65. 78; Hamilton, 45, 48, 61, 
62, 65, 66, 68. 73, 74, 76, 77, 
79, 80; Odingsells, 81, 83(2). 
84(2), 85, 86(2), 88(2), 90(2). 
91(2). 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99; Wig- 
ington, 105-106, 108, 109, 110, 111. 
112(2), 115, 119, 142, 143; Barn- 
well, 175, 176, 177(2). 180, 182. 
183(2), 184, 185, 186; Evans, 187. 
188, 190, 191, 194, 195. 196, 198: 
Hepworth, 208, 210, 211, 212, 218. 
220, 235, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246(2). 
248, 249, 250, 253, 254, 274, 276: 
Bourke, 263(2). 265. 266(2). 268. 
273. 
Deserters, 148. 
Discontent of the people. 74, 84-85. 

139-140. 
Distemper, 129, 189. (See Epi- 
demic, Smallpox.) 
DuGue, James, 39. 
Dunlop, William, 18. 
Durant, George. 31(2). 
Dutch, 178: Churches of. 64. 

Edisto, Queen of, 73. 
Elections, 63, 66, 77-78, 85, 87, 90, 
92, 93, 94, 102, 135, 136. 141, 152. 
Embargo, 154. 
Ely. John, Receiver General, 118. 



285 



129, 145, 168 (James) ; Commis- 
sion of, 107-108. 
England, 15, 17, 18(2), 19, 20(2), 22, 
24, 30, 31(3), 32, 34, 35, 37(3), 49, 
57, 58(2), 62, 65(2), 72(2), 79, 81. 
82, 87(2), 94, 96, 98, 99(2), 
100(2), 101, 104, 114, 116, 118, 
119, 125, 126, 136, 148, 156, 161, 
163, 170, 172, 178, 181, 183, 187, 
197, 199, 203(3), 204, 211, 229, 

235, 257, 269, 272, 275, 277; Laws 
of, 13, 22, 29, 37, 51, 62, 65, 71, 
116, 121, 225, 227, 251; Power of 
kings of, 34-35 ; Commissioners of 
the Customs in, 115 ; Union of 
witti Scotland, 204, 205. 

Epidemic, 129. 189. (See Small- 
pox.) 

Escheator, 107. 

Escheats, 82, 139, 140, 169, 190, 215, 
218, 226, 241, 250. 

Europe, 143, 144. 

Evans, George, Deputy Secretary, 
187, 188, 190, 191, 194, 195, 196, 
198; Deputy Register, 191; Com- 
mis.sions as Attorney General, 
190, 250-251: Instructions for, 
251-153. 

Eveleigh, Samuel, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy. 261 : Commission as 
Deputy, 250. 

Exchange, 4, 259. 

Exchequer, Court of, 136. 

Exports. 203, 262. 263. 

False reports, 71. 
Farr, John, 28. 

Fees, 46, 98, 122, 126. 127, 128, 148. 
163, 172, 188, 215, 219, 222, 228. 

236, 245, 246. 251. 261. 265, 272. 
Felons, 241. 

Ferries, 52. 
Fever, 135. 
Fines, 15, 166, 190. 196. 215. 217. 221. 

239, 250. 
Fish. 26, 243. 

Flavel, Captain, 130. 204. 206. 
Fleury, Isaac, 68. 
Foreign coin. 102. 



Forster, Captain, 128, 130. 

Forts, 100, 102. 144, 147. 225. 227. 
243. 

France, 100(2), 118, 178, 179, 263. 
266 ; Proclamations of peace with. 
103-104, 255-256; War against. 
153. 

Frauds, 99, 102. 114. 115, 151, 247. - 

Freights, 17. _ 

French, 63-64, 81, 84, 85, 87, 92, 93, 
94, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101(2), 102. 
116, 149, 169, 178, 188, 245; Min- 
isters of the, 64 ; Churches of the, 
64, 189; Settlement of the, on the 
Santee, 193, 194. ( See Aliens and 
Naturalization. ) 

Fundamental Constitutions, 29. 34. 
60, 67, 76, 78, 79, 83(2), 88, 95. 
106, 108, 115, 127, 131, 137, 159. 
161, 168. 171. 172. 180. 185. 201. 
202(3). 

Gaillard, John, 220-221. 

Gee, Orlando, 119. 

General Assembly, 46(2), 63(2), 65. 
66. 70. 79. 80-81, 82, 83, 85, 90, 92. 
93, 94, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104. 
105, 116, 117, 122, 127, 135, 136. 
137, 138, 140, 147 (parliament). 
150, 151, 152, 155, 160, 161, 168. 
169, 192, 193, 201, 206, 212 (par- 
liament), 213, 225, 227, 228, 229. 
237, 238, 241, 244, 248. 251. 252. 
256, 270. 

George I., 266. 

Gibbes, Robert. Letter of to Gov- 
ernor and Council, 90 ; Commis- 
sion as Deputy, 108-109 ; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 118, 120, 121. 
128, 143, 145, 148, 149, 153. 154: 
Commission as Chief Justice, 221- 
222, 224; Controversy of with 
Broughton, 253; Governor. 253. 

Gibson, Capt. James, 143. 

Gignilliat. Jean Francois. 3. 4. 40. 
41. 

Godolphin, Lord, 150. 

Goodrick. Sir Henry. 150. 



286 



Governor, How named, 10, 15 ; Sal- 
ary of, 197, 253, 270; Morton, 3, 

40, 42, 46, 62, 69, 91 ; Colleton, 3-4, 
18, 19, 41, 45, 46, 70, 111 ; Ludwell, 
5-6, 9-16, 24, 25, 29, 44, 45, 46, 47, 
.71, 79, 93, 143; Sothell, 18-25, 27- 
29, 67-68; Quary, 28; West, 39, 40, 

41, 42, 68 ; Smith, 48, 51, 60, 68-69, 
70, 78, 79; Blake, 80, 96, 97, 101- 
106, 118(2), 120, 128, 132, 133, 135, 
139, 140, 143, 145, 149, 249; Arch- 
dale, 80-8G, 88, 91, 92-94, 95-96, 
98-99, 112, 116, 145, 146, 167, 169; 
Moore, 142-143, 145, 148-150, 153; 
Sir Nathaniel Johnson, 160-161. 
162, 163, 165, 167, 168-170, 170- 
171, 175, 176, 182, 186, 188-190, 
192, 204-205, 206-207, 207-208, 
220-222; Tynte, 219, 222-223, 224- 
226, 230, 232, 233-234, 235-236, 
253 ; Gibbes, 253 ; Craven, 241-243. 

253, 254-257, 259-260, 260-261. 
273-274, 275-277; Robert Johnson. 
257 ; A house for, 270. 

Grand Council, 18, 22(2), 38, 65, 82, 
83, 90, 93, 96, 104(3), 123, 125, 
146, 147, 149, 151, 152 (upper 
house), 154. 155, 156, 157, 160, 
161, 165, 168, 170, 172, 186, 188, 
201, 210, 213, 226, 228, 229, 236, 
237, 238, 243, 244, 247, 251, 252. 

254, 255 ; How composed, 11 ; 
Books of burned, 128; Commons 
House denies authority of as an 
Upper House, 136-137, 138 ; Clerks 
of: Moseley, 151, 153; Barnwell. 
159(2), 160, 162, 163, 165(2), 167. 
168, 170 ; Meeting place for, 270. 

Granville, John, Lord (1665-1707), 
Lord Proprietor, Palatine, 154, 
158-162, 165, 167-168. 170-177, 180, 
182-184, 186-188, 190-192, 194-198, 
201, 205-206; Death of, 206, 207- 
208; Guardian of his nephew, 
John, Lord Carteret, 154, 158, 
159, 160, 161, 165, 167, 168, 170. 
171, 172, 173, 174, 175(2), 176, 
177, 180. 182. 183. 184, 186. 188. 



190. 191(2), 194(2), 195 (Pala- 
tine), 196, 198, 201, 205. 206. 

Granville County, 245. 

Granville's Bastion, 226. 

Great Britain, 198. 244, 254, 255. 
259, 260, 263, 266. 

Greenland and Eastland trade. 114. 
247, 262(2). 

Grievances, 138. 

Griffiths, James, Secretary of the 
Lords Proprietors, 173, 180, 182, 
184(2), 185, 187, 188, 191, 192, 
194, 195(2), 196, 197. 198, 201(2), 
206; Landgrave of Port Royal, 
187, 188, 191, 195, 196, 197, 198. 
201(2), 206. 

Grimball, Paul, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 7, 25, 29, 47(3), 54, 
56(2), 57(2), 81, 85; Commission 
as deputy, 7; Receiver General, 
17. 18, 26, 72(2) ; Trustee for 
Granting Land, 18, 44, 72; Secre- 
tary, 27-28, 33, 46, 48, 60, 64, 68. 
69, 70(2), 71, 78. 

Guerard, Peter Jacob, 185 ; Col- 
lector of Customs, 115. 

Guilford, , 256. 

Guns, 147, 152. 

Habeas Corpus Act, 123. 

Hales. John, 124, 125. 127. 

Hamburg, Europe, 198, 199(2). 

Hamilton, John, Deputy Secretary. 
45, 48, 61, 62, 65, 66(4), 68, 73(2), 
74, 76, 77, 79, 80. 

Harleston, John, 275. 

Harris. John, 31 ; Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 19, 22, 26(2). 

Harrison, Edward, 259(2). 

Hart, Charles, Secretary, 261 ; Com- 
mission as Secretary, 236-237 ; In- 
structions for, 237-238; Lord Pro- 
prietor's Deputy, 261; Commis- 
sions as Deputy, 237, 253-254. 

Haslwell, Edward, 259. 

Havana, Cuba, 100, 133. 

Hawett, William, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy. 81. 85. 92, 94, 97, 101. 



287 



102, 103, 104, 105. 

Hedges, Secretary, 150. 

Hepworth, Thomas, Deputy Secre- 
tary. 208, 210, 211, 212, 218, 220, 
235, 239, 241, 242. 243, 246(2). 
248. 249, 250, 253, 254, 274. 276. 

Herbert. , 204, 210. 

High Steward. 9, 10, 43. 

Hobson, Joshua, Deputy Secretary. 
6-9, 17-18, 22-23. 25-27, 29, 33, 35. 
43, 64-65, 78. 

Horses. Act to prevent bringing in 
of, 148. 

Howes, Job. 20, 35 ; Commission as 
Surveyor General, 159 ; Instruc- 
tions for, 165 ; Surveyor General, 
167 ; Trustee for Granting Land, 
182 ; Death of, 189. 

Hughes, Richard, 241-242. 

Humphrey, Richard, 30(2). 

Hutton, Justice, 137. 

Hyrne, Edward, Naval Officer, 234; 
Commission as Naval Officer, 219. 

Importations, 203, 209. 262. 263. 

Indemnity, Act of, 70. 

Indented servants, 156. 

Indians, 15, 46, 60, 71, 73, 74, 88, 
133, 144, 169, 245; Smallpox 
among, 105. 147 ; Trade of, 105. 

Indigo, 17. 

Ireland. 99. 118, 259, 263, 266. 

Izard, Ralph, 20. 28, 35; Lord Pro- 
prietor's Deputy, 261. 

Jail, 265. (See Prison.) 

Jamaica, 133, 143. 144, 261. 

James II., 152. 

Johnson,- Sir Nathaniel. 35(2), 152, 
154 ; Commission as Governor. 
160-161,; Instructions for, 368- 
170, 171; Governor. 162, 163, 165, 
167. 170. 175. 176. 182. 186. 188- 
190, 192, 204-205, 206-207, 207- 
208, 220-222. 

Johnson, Robert, Governor, 257. 

Johnston, Rev. Gideon, 207. 

Juckes, Landrave Edward, 222-223; 
Patent as Landgrave, 223-224: 



Commission as Deputy Governor 

of North Carolina, 226-228. 
Judges, 29, 46. 83. 120, 121, 338, 

162-163, 186-187, 220-221, 252, 255. 

259, 260, 261 ; How appointed, 28. 

(See Chief Justice.) 
Juries, 11, 62-63. 65. 66. 76-77, 79, 

81, 83, 87, 102, 103, 116, 122, 125. 

134. 135, 138. 139, 161. 

Kensington, England, 99. 
Ketelby, Landgrave Abel, 235-236. 
King William, 20, 53. 

LaRoux, Lewis, 220. 

LaRoux. Stephen, 220. 

Land, 103, 166 ; Rules and instruc- 
tions for granting or selling, 51- 
60, 71, 78, 79, 82, 110, 118, 139. 
140, 146, 150, 155, 156, 165, 167, 
169, 173, 195-196, 211-212, 218, 
229, 231, 238, 240, 254-256, 268- 
270 ; Act respecting quit rents of. 
102 ; Commissioners for the sale 
of. 147-148, 212. 

Landgraves, 27, 45, 48, 51, 52, 53. 
169(2). 171, 186, 206; Morton 
(1st), 3, 40, 42, 46, 62, 91; West, 
41, 72; James Colleton, 3, 4, 28, 
41, 43, 45, 46, 47. 70, 72, 95, 111. 
180-184; Smith (16.. -1694), 47. 
98; Smith (1664-1738), 202 ; Blake 
(16.. -1700). 84. 92, 120; Morton 
(2nd), 124; Wick, 149, 198-201, 
204; Willimott. 174-175; Griffiths. 
187, 188, 191, 192, 194, 195(2). 
196, 197, 198, 201(2); Juckes, 
222-224; Ketelby, 235-236, Bayley, 
257-258 ; Members of Grand Coun- 
cil (upper house), 14. 

Lawyers, 64 (Hobson), 87. 

LeBas, James, 44. 61. 

LeGrand, Isaac, Sieur d'Anarville. 
43. 

LeNoble. Henry. 274-275; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 109, 118, 
128, 132. 133, 135, 139, 140, 145, 
147, 148. 149. 150, 153. 154, 163. 
192. 



288 



LeRoux, Bartholomew, 69-70, 70. 

Library, 136, 137, 147. 

Liquors, 147, 148. 

Logan, George, Treasurer, 129. 

London, England, 27, 62, 70, 74, 78, 
79, 84, 87, 115, 118, 130, 133, 151. 
166, 170, 219, 221. 247, 248, 254, 
259; Bishop of, 129, 207; Letter 
of Council to Bishop of. 130. 

Lookout, 117. 

Lord Chamberlain (England), 150, 
Vice Chamberlain, 150. 

Lord Keeper (England), 150. 

Lord President, 150. 

Lord Steward, 150. 

Lords of Trade and Plantations, 255. 

Ludwell, Col. Philip, 43, 44(4) ; 
Governor, 5-6, 24, 24-25, 25, 29, 44, 
47, 71. 79; Instructions for, 9-17, 
45-46, 51-60, 71, 80," 85, 93(3), 143. 
206 ; The freemen of Carolina to, 
34-35 ; Commission as Surveyor 
General, 43. 

Lunemburgh. 266. 

Mailhett, Peter, 275. 

Mailhett, Stephen, 275-277. 

Manchester, Lord, 157. 

Mann, Captain. 93. 115. 139; Ship 

of, 79. 
Manors, 3, 40(2), 61, 110, 112. 
Manufactures, 92. 203. 204, 243. 
Mariners, 147. 
Marriages, 64. 
Marshal of the Admirality. 10, 122. 

123, 124. 
Marshal of the regiments, 10. 
Marshall, Rev. Edward, 116. 129. 

130. 
Martial law, 19, 22. 
Mathewes, Anthony, 134. 
Mathews, Maurice, 67. 72. 73. 
Matthews, George, 31. 
Maverick, John, 70. 
May, Mrs. Elizabeth, 273-274: Bond 

of. 274-275. 
May, John Rudolph, 273-274. 
Mayrant, James Nicholas, 277. 
Mayrant, Nicholas, 276-277. 



Meadows, Philip, 204, 210. 

Meadows, Thomas, 256. 

Mexico, 72. 

Middleton, Arthur, Naval Officer. 
Commission as Naval Officer, 246 ; 
Instructions to, 246-248; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 261 ; Com- 
mission as Deputy, 248. 

Militia, 5, 15, 19, 83, 102, 123, 203, 
266. 

Miller, Thomas, 108. 

Mines, 181. 

Ministers, 130, 192, 193, 207, 267; 
Marshall, 116, 129-130; Johnston. 
207. 

Mississippi River. 147. 

Mogul, 71, 74. 

Monckton, R., 204 (Monckooy). 210. 

Money, 17, 72, 75, 147, 148, 161, 241 
(cash). (See Coin and Foreign 
coin.) 

Moore, Arthur, 256. 

Moore, James, 20, 35, 78. 189; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 85. 92, 94. 
97, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. 
118(2), 121, 128, 132, 133, 135. 
139, 140, 145, 163, 175; Commis- 
sions as Deputy, 86, 95 ; Receiver 
General, 118. 145, 167(3), 168. 
171, 174, 184(2), 197; Chief Jus- 
tice, 120 ; Secretary, 145 ; Com- 
mission as Chief Justice. 120 : 
Governor, 142-143, 145, 148-150. 
153-154 ; Commission as Receiver 
General, 158-159 ; Instructions for. 
166-167 ; Trustee for . Granting 
Land, 182; Expeditions of. 186: 
Death of, 189. 

Moore, John, 35. 

Morton, John. Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 105. 

Morton, Landgrave Joseph (16..- 
1686), Governor, 3, 40, 42. 46. 62. 
69, 91. 

Morton, Landgrave Joseph (16..- 
1721), Lord Proprietor's Deputy. 
97, 101, 105, 118(2), 121. 133, 135. 
139, 140, 145, 148, 150, 163; Com- 
mission as Deputy. 91 ; Judge of 



289 



the Court of Admiralty, 120, 124, 

131. 
Moseley, Edward, Clerk of Council, 

151, 153. 

Mowberry, , 31. 

Mulberry, The (plantation), 212- 

213. 
Muschamp, Georg;e. 19, 22, 26(2). 

Naturalization, 60, 87, 88, 96, 97. 
100, 102, 116, 137. (See Aliens.) 

Naval Officer: Trott, 114-115; 
Hyrne, 219, 234; Middleton, 246- 
248; Brooke. 272-273. 

Navigation, Acts of, 16, 17, 87, 88, 
99, 114, 131, 136, 169, 247. 248. 

Neanaugh, Ireland, 259. 

Negroes, 31, 130, 133. 203, 208, 209. 

New Providence, 129, 134, 261. 

New York, N. Y., 70, 87. 117. 

Nicholas, James, 42. 

Nicoll, Benjamin, 151. 

Nobility of Carolina, 27, 36, 180. 

North Carolina, 44, 82(3), 88, 146. 
160(2), 161(2), 168, 189, 221, 224. 
225, 226. 227, 228; Deputy Gov- 
ernor of, 189, 226 ; Council of, 189 ; 
Boundaries between South Caro- 
lina and, 256. 

North Edisto River, 135. 

Nottingham, Earl of. Secretary 
of State (England), 153, 176(2). 
177(2). 

Nottle. Mrs.. 104(2). 

Odingsells. Charles, Deputy Secre- 
tary, 81, 83(2), 84(2), 85, 86(2). 
88(2), 90(2), 91(2), 92, 94, 95. 
96, 97, 99. 

Ordinary (Judge of Probate). 273. 
275. 

Overton. Benjamin, 115. 

Oxford, Earl of, 150. 

Palatine (official), how selected, 9; 
Powers of, 10(3), 14(2), 16, 26, 
27, 46, 56, 67, 75, 77, 107, 169; 
Deputy of the, 10; Acts of other 
Proprietors, and, .35-.39 ; Acts 
passed upon by other Proprietors 
and. 65-66 ; Sefal of. 44 : Court of. 



78, 125, 155(2), 156, 172, 188, 210; 
Craven (1608-1697), 3-6, 17-19, 
21-27, 29, 33, 39-48, 57-58, 60-62, 
65-66, 68-74, 76-81, 8.3-84, 91,98, 
108, 111, 112; Bath, 106-115, 140- 
142, 145-146, 150, 154-155, 157, 163- 
165, 257-258; Granville, 154, 158- 
162, 165, 167-168, 170-177, 180-184, 
186-188, 190-192, 194-201, 205-206; 
Craven (1668-1711), 206-208, 210- 
216, 218-220, 222-224, 226-239, 241- 
243, 246, 248, 250-251, 253; Beau- 
fort, 253-255, 257, 259, 272-273; 
Carteret (1690-1763), 264-268. 

Palatines (people), 232. 

Pardons, 75, 207. 

Parishes, new, 193, 194. 

Parliament (General Assembly), 
147, 150, 151, 152. 

Parris, Alexander, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 153, 154. 

Pasquereau, Charles, 275. 

Percival, Andrew. 20. 35. 

Peru, 72. 

Petineau. John, 275-277. 

Petineau, Mrs. Judith, 275-277. 

Pettibois, or James Nicholas, 42. 

Pewter, 31. 

Peyre, David, 275. 

Pilotage, 148. 

Pilots, 117. 

Pines, Captain, 146. 

Piracy, 17, 36, 62. 121. 133. 134. 138, 
139. 

Pirates, 16, 24, 28, 30, 38(2), 60, 63. 
74, 116, 131. 133, 134, 1.35, 148, 
149. 

Pollock, Thomas, 30(2). .31(2), 71. 

Population, Increa.se of, 117. 

Port Royal, Landgrave of (James 
Griffiths), 187, 188. 191, 192, 194, 
195, 196, 198, 201(2), 206. 

Port Royal River, 245. 

Port towns, 51. 

Povey. John, 151. 157, 162. 

Powder, 101. 

Prison, 270. (See Jail.) 

Prisoners, 148, 255, 265. 

Privateers, 176, 177, 178, 179; Act 
for suppressing, 35-39. 



290 



Privy Council (Enslaud). 150. 

Prizes, 176. 

Protestants, 102. 

Providence (frigate), 134. 

Provost Marshal. 12. 98. 122. 123. 

124, 264-265. 
Public Buiklin!?.s, 257. 270(2). 
Public School, 270. 
Pulteney, J., 204, 210 (Pulkney). 
Punishment. 71. 207. 

Quarries, 181. 

Quary. Robert, 20, 28. 35; Surveyor 
General of Customs for the 
Southern Department, Commis- 
sion of to William Rhett as Dep- 
uty, 261-262: Instructions of to 
William Rhett, 263. 

Queen Anne. 157. 158. 176. 177. 208. 
263, 266. 

Queen Mary, 20, 53. 

Quit rents, 17, 18. 48. 72. 75. 78. 79. 
82, 96, 102, 104. 105, 140. 158, 165. 
166, 169. 170, 181, 182-184, 189. 
191, 196(2), 197, 212(2), 216, 217, 
218, 220, 222, 226, 227, 228, 229- 
230, 231, 232, 236, 238, 239, 242. 
245. 251, 255. 256. 268. 269. 271. 

Randolph. Edward. 117. 1.34. 

Ranelagh. Earl of. 150. 

Ravenel. Rene. 273. 

Rawlins. Edward, Marshal. 20, 129. 

Receiver General. 16, 74-75: 145, 
145-146, 146, 183, 189, 235, 252(2), 
253, 269(2), 270(3). 271; Grim- 
ball, 17, 18, 26, 72 ; Cary, 109-110, 
118, 145, 149, 166-167 ; Moore, 118, 
145, 158-159,166-167,168.171. 174, 
184(2), 197; Ely, 107-108, 118. 129, 
145, 168; Bellinger, 129, 140. 
150, 168; Ashby, 184, 191. 196. 
244; Sayle, 216, 216-218, 230-231. 
234. 244 ; Rhett. 238-241. 244. 267- 
268. 

Records. 27-28. 155, 156, 165. 172. 
195-198. 211-212. 217. 229, 237-238. 
251, 269, 271 ; Copies of to be sent 
to Proprietors. 172. 203. 

Red Sea. 63. 71. 74. 139. 



Register of Births and Marriages. 
10, 130. 

Register of Writings, 10, 18, 57, 64, 
72, 155 (Wick), 230; Trott, 187- 
188; Deputy, 191 (Evans). 

Revenues. 120. 221. 252. (See Cus- 
toms. ) 

Rhett, Mrs. Sarah. 144. 

Rhett, William. 134. 135, 149; Re- 
ceiver General, 244, 267-268 ; Com- 
mission as Receiver General, 238- 
2.39; Instructions for, 239-241; 
Commission as Surveyor General 
of Customs for South Carolina, 
261-263; Instructions to. 263. 

Rice. 131, 231. 2.35. 

Rising 8nn (frigate). 143. 

Roanoke River, 13. 

Royal African Company. 208. 209. 

Rum. 116. 

Sadler. William, 73. 

Santee River, 220 : French settle- 
ment on. 193, 194. 

Saunders. William, Commission as 
Attorney General, 215. 

Savannah Indians, 71, 74. 

Sayle, Nathaniel. Receiver General. 
230-231, 234, 244; Commission as 
Receiver General. 216 : Instruc- 
tions for, 216-218. 

Scarbrough. Lord. 157.. 

Schenckingh, Barnard. 18. 28; Trus- 
tee for granting land. 72. 

School, 270. 

Scotch, 81, 101. 

Scotland, 118, 204. 205. 

Seal of the Province. 26. 27. 173. 
239. 

Secretary, of the Province, 27, 64, 
117, 125, 147, 148, 166 ("secur- 
ity"). 191, 245, 251, 253, 269, 270, 
271, 273, 274. 276(2) ; Salary of. 
197. 217. 271; Quary, 28; Grim- 
ball. 27-28, 33. 46. 48, 60, 64, 68, 
69. 70. 71. 78: Moore, 145; Wick, 
149. 154-1.55, 198; Willimott, 171- 
174, 199; Trott. 187-188; Wiging- 
ton. 210-212. 223. 226 ; Craven, 228- 
2,30: Hart. 2.36-2.38. 261. 



291 



Seditious speecli, 71. 

Seewee Bay, 133, 135. 

Seewee River (Awendaw Creek), 
13(2). 

Selgnories, 52, 53. 

Sergeant-at-Arms of the Chancery. 
10. 

Servants, 203. 

Settlers, 207 ; Bounties for securing, 
69. 

Shelton, Richard, Secretary of tlie 
Lord.s Proprietors. 217, 240. 253. 
256. 

Sheriffs, 11(2). 1.3. 21. 28. 46. 62. 65. 
93, 252. 

Ships, 128, 131, 156, 173, 186, 203, 
209, 219, 238, 246, 247, 272 ; Build- 
ing of, 146. 204. 

Silk, 17. 

Skeech, 135. 

Skins, 127. 

Skipwitli, Fullwar, Guardian of 
William, Lord Craven, Lord Pro- 
prietor, 253(2), 254, 265, 266(2), 
267, 268, 273. 

Slaves (Negroes. Indians), 31, 130. 
144, 208, 209. 

Smallpox, 103, 105, 135. 

Smith. Captain, 154. 

Smith, George, Lord Proprietor's 
Deputy, 202, 221, 222. 

Smith, Thomas (16.. -1694), 18, 28, 
65 ; Lord Proprietor's Deputy, 25, 
29, 54, 56, 57(2), 65: Commis- 
sion as Deputy, 8 ; Landgrave, 
57(3) ; Commission as Governor. 
68-69 : Governor, 48, 51, 60, 70, 78. 
79, 80, 82, 84, 93, 98; Sheriff of 
Berkeley County, 65 ; Trustee for 
granting land, 72. 

Smith, Thomas (1664-1738), Public 
Receiver (Treasurer), 137; Lord 
Proprietor's Deputy, 202. 

Smith, Capt. William (vintner). 
121. 

Smith, William (laatter), 207. 

Somerset, Duke of, 150, 157. 

Sothell, Seth, Lord Proprietor, 3, 40, 
47(2), 48, 49(4), 50(4), 56, 57(2), 
58(4), 59(3). 67. 81; Orders of 



Proprietors deposing as Governor, 
18-25, 27-29, 64, 67-68; Letter of 
Proprietors to, 29-33. 

South Carolina, 82(3), 89(3), 98(2), 
160(2), 161(2), 166, 168, 195, 196, 
205, 211, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 
254(2), 259(3), 260, 261, 264, 
265(3), 266(3), 273, 275; Boun- 
daries between North Carolina 
and, 256. 

Spain, 1.38, 177. 178(3). 179: War 
against, 153. 

Spaniards, 15, 143, 169, 176, 177(2), 
179, 188, 245. 

Speaker: Trott, 136, 137, 138, 139. 

St. Augustine, 154. 

St. Helena, Queen of, 73. 

St. Julien, Peter de, 274-275. 

Stamford, 204, 210. 

Stanyarne, James. 104. 

State House, 270. 

States General of the United Prov- 
inces, 177, 178(2), 179. 

Stepney, Mr., 203. 

Stevens, Robert. 69-70, 70. 

Stewart, John, 31, 95(3). 

Stock, 80. 

Stono, Cassique of, 73. 

Stono River, 13(2). 54. 

Storm, 143. 

Stowe, Captain, 103(2). 104(2). 129. 

Streets, 74, 75, 76. 

Sullivan's Island, 147. 

Sunday, Act respecting, 63, 65. 

Surveyor General, 10, 39, 40, 41, 42, 
43(2), 52, 55, 61, 69, 91, 110, 112, 
155, 156, 172, 173, 188, 210, 211, 
228, 229, 236, 238, 241, 245: Bel- 
linger, 106-107; Howes, 159, 165, 
167: Broughton. 194-196. 1.32. 241- 
242 

Surveyor General of Customs for 
South Carolina, 261-263. 

Swine. Act respecting, 63, 66. 

Swiss, 40. 

Thornburgh, William, Guardian of 
Sir John Colleton, a Lord Pro- 
prietor, 83(2), 84, 95, 107, 108, 
110. 112(2). 11.3. 115, 142, 146, 



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165, 258 ; Trustee of a proprietary 
share, 107(2), 108(2), 109, 110, 
111, 112, 142, 146, 165, 258. 

Tobacco, 114. 

Tomlin, John, 31. 

Trade, 26, 88, 92, 99, 102, 103, 117. 
128,129,143, 152, 169, 178, 203(2), 
208, 209, 243, 247, 248, 261, 263, 
267; Acts of, 16, 17, 87, 88, 99, 
101, 102, 114, 115, 131, 136, 147, 
151, 169. 

Treason, 36, 252. 

Treasurer, 9, 65, 136 (Public Re- 
ceiver), 137, 147, 157, 216, 252; 
Amory, 129, 144; Logan, 129; 
Smith, 137; Ashby, 191; Sayle. 
216 ; Rhett, 238-239. 

Trott, Nicholas, of South Carolina. 
144 ; Commission as Attorney 
General, 113; Attorney Gen- 
eral, 116, 167 ; Commission as 
Naval Officer, 114-115 ; Naval Offi- 
cer, 115 ; Bellinger's narrative 
against, mentioned. 131 ; Suspen- 
sion of by Council, mentioned, 
131, 152; Speaker of the Com- 
mons House, 136, 137, 138, 139; 
Commissions as Chief Justice, 
162-163, 186-187, 234; Chief Jus- 
tice, 221, 222, 255-256, 259-260, 
260-261, 264-265, 267-268; Com- 
missions as Deputy, 170, 263 ; 
Lord Proprietor's Deputy, 192 ; 
Trustee for Granting Land, 182 ; 
Commission as Secretary and Reg- 
ister, 187-188; Directed to ratify 
Acts, 265-266; Compilation of 
lavFS by, 267. 

Trott, Nicholas, of London, Lord 
Proprietoj-, 170, 202. 

Trustees for Granting Land, 167, 
169. (See Deputies of Lords Pro- 
prietors. ) 

Turberville, Fortesque, Commission 
as Deputy, 213 ; Commission to 
probate wills, 213-214. 

Tynte, Col. Edward, Governor, 219, 
222-223, 226-228, 230, 232, 233-234. 



235-236, 253; Commission as Gov- 
ernor, 224-226. 

United Provinces, 177, 178(2), 179. 

Vernon, James, Secretary, 150, 157. 

Virginia, 13, 44, 122, 156, 229, 238. 

Voting, 63, 92, 94. 

Walsh, Patrick, 151. 

Wadboo (barony), 180-183, 185. 

Want, Mrs. Mary, 147. 

Warr, Mr., 189. 

Warrants for lands, 173. 

Watkins, , 124, 127. 

West, Joseph, 44 ; Trustee for Sale 
of Land, 3, 4, 41, 72 ; Governor, 
39, 40, 41, 42, 68. 

West Indies, 97(2), 177, 178, 179(2). 

Westbrooke, , 71, 74. 

Westminster. England. 20. 163. 187. 

Whales, 26. 

Wharfs, 74, 75. 

Wichcaugh, Cassique of, 73. 

Wick, Landgrave John, Lord Pro- 
prietor's Deputy, 148, 149 ; Secre- 
tary. 149 ; Commission as Secre- 
tary and Register, 154-155; In- 
structions to, 155-157 ; Restora- 
tion of title and property to, 198- 
201, 204. 

Wigington, Henry, Deputy Secretary 
105-106. 108, 109, 110, 112(2), 115, 
119, 142(3), 143; Secretary, 223, 
226 ; Commission as Attorney 
General, 132-133; Commission as 
Secretary, 210-211 ; Instructions 
to, 211-212. 

William III., 118, 152, 157, 247. 

Willimott, Edward, Commission as 
Secretary, 171-172; Instructions 
for, 172-173; Secretary, 173-174; 
Patent as Landgrave, 174-175, 
204 ; Commission as Deputy, 185 ; 
Frauds of, 199-201. 

Wills, 213-214. 

Wimbee, Cassique of, 73. 

Wragg, Samuel. 235. 

Wrecks, 166, 196. 217. 240. 

Wrighters, N., 157. 

Writs of Error, 12. 

Yonge, Walter. 115. 






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